NOAA Current Watches-OR

...FIRST FROST OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass into the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. Temperatures are expected to be running 10 to 15 degrees below normal from Friday through the weekend, and potentially into early next week. The coldest overnight lows are currently expected on Saturday, Sunday Special Weather Statement 2019-09-26T03:33:00-07:00 2019-09-27T05:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Oregon Coast; Central Willamette Valley; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; North Oregon Coast; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 ORZ003 ORZ004 ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC

...FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON EXPECTED AT THE CASCADES PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass over the weekend. Showery weather on Friday and Saturday will likely result in the first accumulating snowfall of the season at the higher Cascades passes. Snow levels are expected to fall to Special Weather Statement 2019-09-26T03:33:00-07:00 2019-09-27T05:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC

...FIRST FROST OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass into the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. Temperatures are expected to be running 10 to 15 degrees below normal from Friday through the weekend, and potentially into early next week. The coldest overnight lows are currently expected on Saturday, Sunday Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T15:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Oregon Coast; Central Willamette Valley; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; North Oregon Coast; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; South Willamette Valley; Upper Hood River Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 ORZ003 ORZ004 ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ012 ORZ014 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC

...FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON EXPECTED AT THE CASCADES PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... A low pressure system will usher in a much cooler fall-like air mass over the weekend. Showery weather on Friday and Saturday will likely result in the first accumulating snowfall of the season at the higher Cascades passes. Snow levels are expected to fall to Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T15:18:00-07:00 2019-09-26T06:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascades in Lane County; Northern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041005 041027 041039 041043 041047 UGC ORZ011 ORZ013 VTEC

...Much colder this weekend into early next week with higher elevation snow likely... A low pressure system will be over the area this weekend into early next week. This will result in significantly colder temperatures with periods of rain and snow. Lower elevations will have rain with mid and higher elevations receiving snow. The snow Special Weather Statement 2019-09-25T11:21:00-07:00 2019-09-26T11:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Oregon; East Columbia River Gorge; East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley; John Day Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Ochoco-John Day Highlands; Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Wallowa County FIPS6 041013 041017 041021 041023 041031 041049 041055 041059 041061 041063 041065 041069 UGC ORZ041 ORZ044 ORZ049 ORZ050 ORZ502 ORZ503 ORZ505 ORZ506 ORZ507 ORZ508 ORZ509 ORZ510 ORZ511 VTEC

...Areas of Dense Fog This Morning... .Areas of dense fog in the Applegate Valley, portions of the Rogue Valley, and in the Umpqua Basin will dissipate between 9 and 10 AM PDT. Use extra caution while driving. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Dense Fog Dense Fog Advisory 2019-09-23T08:22:00-07:00 2019-09-23T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County; Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills; Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades; South Central Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041011 041015 041019 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ023 ORZ024 ORZ025 ORZ026 ORZ027 ORZ028 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FG.Y.0009.190923T1522Z-190923T1700Z/

At 613 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Medford, moving southeast at 20 mph. Locations impacted include... Medford, Ashland, Talent, Mount Ashland Snow Park, Emigrant Lake, Roxy Ann Peak and Phoenix. This includes the following highways... Special Weather Statement 2019-09-18T18:15:00-07:00 2019-09-18T19:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades 42.31,-122.91 42.36,-122.81 42.15,-122.45 42.02,-122.68 42.31,-122.91 FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ026 ORZ028 VTEC

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY... At 1143 PM PDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Olene, or 10 miles east of Klamath Falls, moving northeast at 60 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm as it moves northeastward through 1213 AM PDT. Locations that could be impacted include... Sprague River, Olene, Special Weather Statement 2019-09-15T21:48:00-07:00 2019-09-16T00:15:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County 42.16,-121.61 42.22,-121.71 42.68,-121.5 42.23,-120.96 42.16,-121.61 FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ029 ORZ030 VTEC

...ANOTHER POTENT EARLY SEASON FRONT TO BRING MORE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... Significant rainfall affected southwest Washington and northwest Oregon Sunday, as the first in a series of early season moved across the region. Most locations received one-half to three- quarters of an inch of rain, while coastal and higher terrain Special Weather Statement 2019-09-15T21:48:00-07:00 2019-09-16T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Cascade Foothills in Lane County; Cascades in Lane County; Central Coast Range of Western Oregon; Central Oregon Coast; Central Willamette Valley; Coast Range of Northwest Oregon; Greater Portland Metro Area; Lower Columbia; North Oregon Coast; Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills; Northern Oregon Cascades; South Willamette Valley; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041003 041005 041007 041009 041027 041039 041041 041043 041047 041051 041053 041057 041067 041071 UGC ORZ001 ORZ002 ORZ003 ORZ004 ORZ005 ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ008 ORZ010 ORZ011 ORZ012 ORZ013 ORZ015 VTEC

.A strong cold front will push inland through this evening resulting in strong and gusty southwest to west winds ahead of it. These strong and gusty winds will combine with low relative humidity to result in critical fire weather conditions into early this evening. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T12:23:00-07:00 2019-09-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-190916T0300Z/

.A strong cold front will push inland today resulting in strong and gusty southwest to west winds ahead of it. These strong and gusty winds will combine with low relative humidity to result in critical fire weather conditions late this morning into early this evening. ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T11:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 ORZ625 VTEC /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1800Z-190916T0300Z/

...Strong, gusty winds this afternoon into early this evening... .A strong cold front, for mid-September, will cause strong and gusty southwest winds this afternoon into early this evening across southeastern Klamath County and much of Lake and Modoc counties. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS Wind Advisory 2019-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central and Eastern Lake County; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ030 ORZ031 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.WI.Y.0019.190915T1900Z-190916T0300Z/

.A cold front will move Sunday. Strong and gusty southwest to west winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190915T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/

.A cold front will move Sunday. Strong and gusty southwest to west winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041037 UGC ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/

.Southwest winds this afternoon and evening, will combine with very dry air to result in critical fire weather conditions across portions of the area. A strong cold front will then move in on Sunday. Strong and gusty south to southwesterly winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-09-14T14:49:00-07:00 2019-09-15T07:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190915T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/

.Southwest winds this afternoon and evening, will combine with very dry air to result in critical fire weather conditions across portions of the area. A strong cold front will then move in on Sunday. Strong and gusty south to southwesterly winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041037 UGC ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/

.Southwest winds this afternoon and evening, will combine with very dry air to result in critical fire weather conditions across portions of the area. A strong cold front will then move in on Sunday. Strong and gusty south to southwesterly winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-09-14T14:49:00-07:00 2019-09-14T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190915T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/

.Southwest winds this afternoon and evening, will combine with very dry air to result in critical fire weather conditions across portions of the area. A strong cold front will then move in on Sunday. Strong and gusty south to southwesterly winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190915T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/

.Southwest winds this afternoon and evening, will combine with very dry air to result in critical fire weather conditions across portions of the area. A strong cold front will then move in on Sunday. Strong and gusty south to southwesterly winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. Red Flag Warning 2019-09-15T12:00:00-07:00 2019-09-15T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties FIPS6 041037 UGC ORZ625 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/

.Southwest winds will increase this afternoon and evening, combining with very dry air to result in critical fire weather conditions across portions of the area. A strong cold front will then move in on Sunday. Strong and gusty south to southwesterly winds in advance of the front will combine with low relative humidity resulting in critical fire weather conditions Sunday Red Flag Warning 2019-09-14T14:00:00-07:00 2019-09-14T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest FIPS6 041035 041037 UGC ORZ624 VTEC /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0011.190914T2100Z-190915T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0010.190915T1900Z-190916T0400Z/