NOAA Current Watches

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Hot conditions with daytime temperatures in the mid 80s to low 90s and lows in the 60s expected. This will pose a Moderate risk of heat-related illness, particularly in the valleys. * WHERE...Olympics. Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T15:35:00-07:00 2023-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Olympics FIPS6 053009 053031 053045 UGC WAZ513 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230817T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Hot conditions with daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 80s expected. This will pose a Moderate risk of heat- related illness. * WHERE...Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Western Strait of Juan De Fuca. Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T15:35:00-07:00 2023-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca; Western Strait of Juan De Fuca FIPS6 053009 UGC WAZ514 WAZ515 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. Temperatures 85 to 98, With warmest being across the Willapa Hills. Generally cooler closer to the beaches, with highs today in the 70s to lower 80s. * WHERE...Willapa Hills and South Washington Coast. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely South Washington Coast; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ020 WAZ021 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. Temperatures 95 to 103 today, then mostly 90 to 95 on Wednesday. Warmest conditions will be in areas along I-5. * WHERE...I-5 Corridor in Cowlitz County and South Washington Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; South Washington Cascade Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ022 WAZ040 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon high temperatures of 96 to 105 expected, warmest across the lower terrain of the Foothills valleys and across the Willamette Valley. A tad cooler for Wednesday, with highs 95 to 102. Expect continued Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Greater Vancouver Area FIPS6 053011 UGC WAZ039 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon high temperatures of 95 to 105 today and Wednesday, with warmest of the two days being today. It will be a cooler Thursday, with highs 90 to 95. Overnight temperatures generally cool only down to 65 to Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-17T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230818T0500Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Afternoon temperatures 85 to 95, but 95 to 100 today and Wednesday for lower Cascades valleys such as Detroit and Oakridge. Overnight low temperatures generally in the 60s, but some elevated, exposed locations will only cool to the lower 70s at night. Cooler temperatures for Thursday, with highs in the Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-17T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230818T0500Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. High temperatures 95 to 104 today. Will be a bit cooler on Wednesday, with highs 85 to 95. * WHERE...Coast Range of Northwest Oregon, Central Coast Range of Western Oregon and Lower Columbia. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-15T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Lower Columbia FIPS6 041003 041007 041009 041039 041041 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ003 ORZ004 ORZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230816T0500Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon high temperatures of 96 to 105 expected, warmest across the lower terrain of the Foothills valleys and across the Willamette Valley. A tad cooler for Wednesday, with highs 95 to 102. Expect continued Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley FIPS6 041003 041005 041039 041043 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230817T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon high temperatures of 95 to 105 today and Wednesday, with warmest of the two days being today. It will be a cooler Thursday, with highs 90 to 95. Overnight temperatures generally cool only down to 65 to Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-17T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041027 041051 UGC ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230818T0500Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Afternoon temperatures 85 to 95, but 95 to 100 today and Wednesday for lower Cascades valleys such as Detroit and Oakridge. Overnight low temperatures generally in the 60s, but some elevated, exposed locations will only cool to the lower 70s at night. Cooler temperatures for Thursday, with highs in the Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-17T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-230818T0500Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 605, 607, AND 660... * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zone 605 North Oregon Cascade Foothills and Fire Weather Zone 607 Mt. Hood National Forest West of Cascade Crest. In Washington, Fire Weather Zone Red Flag Warning 2023-08-15T14:51:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Extreme South Washington Cascades and Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 053059 UGC WAZ660 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 605, 607, AND 660... * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zone 605 North Oregon Cascade Foothills and Fire Weather Zone 607 Mt. Hood National Forest West of Cascade Crest. In Washington, Fire Weather Zone Red Flag Warning 2023-08-15T14:51:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Mt. Hood National Forest - West of Cascade Crest; North Oregon Cascade Foothills FIPS6 041005 041027 041047 041051 UGC ORZ605 ORZ607 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 606 AND 608... * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zone 606 Central Oregon Cascade Foothills and Fire Weather Zone 608 Willamette National Forest. Red Flag Warning 2023-08-15T14:51:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Oregon Cascade Foothills; Willamette National Forest FIPS6 041039 041043 UGC ORZ606 ORZ608 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 103 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central and northeast Oregon and central, south central and southeast Washington. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:14:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ521 WAZ523 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230818T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures up to 100 expected. * WHERE...In Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, Wallowa County, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Ochoco-John Day Highlands and East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades. In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains and Upper Slopes of the Eastern Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T14:14:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northwest Blue Mountains; Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest FIPS6 053013 053037 053077 UGC WAZ030 WAZ522 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-230818T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 103 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central and northeast Oregon and central, south central and southeast Washington. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:14:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon FIPS6 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ505 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230818T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 100. * WHERE...Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:14:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041023 041049 041059 041061 UGC ORZ503 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230818T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures up to 100 expected. * WHERE...In Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, Wallowa County, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Ochoco-John Day Highlands and East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades. In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains and Upper Slopes of the Eastern Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T14:14:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; Grande Ronde Valley; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Wallowa County FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041031 041059 041061 041063 041069 UGC ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ506 ORZ509 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-230818T0600Z/

...Gusty winds and dry conditions Thursday and Friday... .The ridge responsible for the current heat wave will begin to break down Thursday and weaken considerably Friday with the passage of a dry cold front. It will remain very hot and dry on Thursday with a noticeable increase in west to southwest winds Thursday afternoon and into the evening. Temperatures will cool Fire Weather Watch 2023-08-17T13:00:00-07:00 2023-08-18T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Washington Cascade Foothills; Colville Reservation; East Portion of North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington Central Cascades; East Washington North Cascades; Eastern Columbia Basin, Palouse, Spokane Area; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Lower Palouse, Snake River; Methow Valley; Okanogan Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Okanogan Valley; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington; Waterville Plateau; Western Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053013 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ696 WAZ697 WAZ698 WAZ699 WAZ700 WAZ701 WAZ702 WAZ703 WAZ704 WAZ705 WAZ706 WAZ707 WAZ708 WAZ709 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.A.0006.230817T2000Z-230819T0300Z/