NOAA Current Watches

...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will develop over south central Oregon this afternoon and evening. These storms will be capable of producing abundant lightning and will travel Fire Weather Watch 2023-08-17T13:00:00-07:00 2023-08-18T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin FIPS6 053005 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ690 WAZ691 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0009.230817T2000Z-230819T0400Z/

...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will develop over south central Oregon this afternoon and evening. These storms will be capable of producing abundant lightning and will travel Red Flag Warning 2023-08-15T15:00:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District FIPS6 041017 041035 UGC ORZ611 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0011.230815T2200Z-230816T0600Z/

...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will develop over south central Oregon this afternoon and evening. These storms will be capable of producing abundant lightning and will travel Fire Weather Watch 2023-08-17T13:00:00-07:00 2023-08-18T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041021 041027 041049 041055 041059 041065 UGC ORZ639 ORZ641 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0009.230817T2000Z-230819T0400Z/

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOG REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... The Southwest Clean Air Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory due to elevated levels of ozone pollution, or smog. The advisory covers the Portland-Vancouver metro area to the Salem area. The advisory is Air Quality Alert 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-16T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Greater Vancouver Area FIPS6 053011 UGC WAZ039 VTEC

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...High risk for heat-related illnesses for much of the population, pets, and livestock, especially with extended outdoor exposure. High temperatures of 96 to 108 expected. Limited relief at night with low temperatures in the mid 60s to low 70s. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T14:02:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Chelan County; Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Moses Lake Area; Northeast Blue Mountains; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Washington Palouse; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area; Western Chelan County; Western Okanogan County FIPS6 053001 053003 053007 053017 053019 053023 053025 053043 053047 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ031 WAZ032 WAZ033 WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ036 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 WAZ047 WAZ048 WAZ049 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230818T0600Z/

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOG REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... The Southwest Clean Air Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory due to elevated levels of ozone pollution, or smog. The advisory covers the Portland-Vancouver metro area to the Salem area. The advisory is Air Quality Alert 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-16T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area FIPS6 041005 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ006 ORZ007 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOKE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOG IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency continues an Air Quality Advisory for smoke, which is in effect until 6 AM PDT Friday. In addition an Air Quality Advisory for Smog remains in effect for the Eugene & Springfield area Air Quality Alert 2023-08-15T14:56:00-07:00 2023-08-16T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Cascades in Lane County; South Willamette Valley FIPS6 041003 041039 041043 UGC ORZ008 ORZ012 ORZ013 VTEC

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS WEEK... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 617... * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop have a high probability of spreading rapidly. Abundant lightning can also ignite new Red Flag Warning 2023-08-15T14:00:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Umpqua National Forest FIPS6 041019 UGC ORZ617 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.230815T2100Z-230816T0600Z/

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS WEEK... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 623 AND 624... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES Red Flag Warning 2023-08-15T14:00:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041035 041037 UGC ORZ623 ORZ624 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0010.230816T2100Z-230817T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0013.230816T2100Z-230817T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.230815T2100Z-230816T0600Z/

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS WEEK... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280, 281, 284, 285, AND 621... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday. Red Flag Warning 2023-08-16T14:00:00-07:00 2023-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Siskiyou Mountains FIPS6 041029 041033 UGC ORZ621 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0010.230816T2100Z-230817T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0013.230816T2100Z-230817T0600Z/

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS WEEK... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 623 AND 624... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES Red Flag Warning 2023-08-16T14:00:00-07:00 2023-08-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041035 041037 UGC ORZ623 ORZ624 VTEC /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0010.230816T2100Z-230817T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0013.230816T2100Z-230817T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.230815T2100Z-230816T0600Z/

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Pollution Advisory...in effect until 2 AM PDT Thursday. Air quality agencies expect pollution to reach levels that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups, including children, pregnant people, older adults, and people with heart disease or respiratory Air Quality Alert 2023-08-15T12:09:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Jackson FIPS6 041029 UGC ORC029 VTEC

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory...in effect until 11 PM PDT Thursday. An Air Quality Advisory has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Air Quality Alert 2023-08-15T12:09:00-07:00 2023-08-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Unknown Unknown Unknown Klamath FIPS6 041035 UGC ORC035 VTEC

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s expected. This will pose a moderate to localized major risk of heat-related illness. * WHERE...San Juan County and Admiralty Inlet Area. Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T12:35:00-07:00 2023-08-15T17:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; San Juan County FIPS6 053029 053031 053055 UGC WAZ001 WAZ510 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230816T0000Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s expected. This will pose a moderate to localized major risk of heat-related illness. * WHERE...Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and Western Strait of Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T12:35:00-07:00 2023-08-15T17:00:00-07:00 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.CON.KSEW.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230816T0000Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 90s as well as low temperatures in the 60s and 70s expected. This will pose a major risk of heat-related illness. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T12:35:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Bremerton and Vicinity; East Puget Sound Lowlands; Hood Canal Area; Lower Chehalis Valley Area; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area FIPS6 053027 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053061 053067 UGC WAZ504 WAZ509 WAZ511 WAZ512 WAZ555 WAZ559 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with daytime temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. This will pose a widespread major risk of heat-related illness. * WHERE...North Coast and Central Coast. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T12:35:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Coast; North Coast FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 UGC WAZ516 WAZ517 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and lows in the 60s and 70s expected in the Cascade Valleys. This will pose a widespread major risk of heat-related illness. Excessive Heat Warning 2023-08-15T12:35:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Hot conditions with daytime temperatures in the mid 80s to low 90s and lows in the 60s expected. This will pose a widespread moderate to localized major risk of heat-related illness. * WHERE...Western Whatcom County, Western Skagit County and Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T12:35:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Everett and Vicinity; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ503 WAZ506 WAZ507 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Hot conditions with daytime temperatures in the mid 80s to low 90s and lows in the 60s expected. This will pose a moderate to major risk of heat-related illness, particularly in the valleys. * WHERE...Olympics. Heat Advisory 2023-08-15T12:35:00-07:00 2023-08-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Olympics FIPS6 053009 053031 053045 UGC WAZ513 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230816T0600Z/