NOAA Current Watches-OR

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * TEMPERATURES...Highs today and Tuesday between 98 and 105. Overnight lows will be in the 60s. * IMPACTS...Heat stress and dehydration could lead to health Heat Advisory 2018-07-16T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041049 041059 UGC ORZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.180716T2100Z-180718T0400Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Heat Advisory...which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT Tuesday. Heat Advisory 2018-07-16T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon FIPS6 041059 UGC ORZ507 VTEC /O.EXA.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.180716T2100Z-180718T0400Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... .Strong high pressure aloft and easterly surface flow will cause temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge to warm above 100 degrees on Monday. This heat will extend east into the Columbia Basin on Monday and Tuesday. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY... Heat Advisory 2018-07-15T21:28:00-07:00 2018-07-16T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041021 041055 041065 UGC ORZ041 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180717T0400Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... .Strong high pressure aloft and easterly surface flow will cause temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge to warm above 100 degrees on Monday. This heat will extend east into the Columbia Basin on Monday and Tuesday. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 PM PDT Heat Advisory 2018-07-16T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041049 041059 UGC ORZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.180716T2100Z-180718T0400Z/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY... * MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...55 to 65 degrees; possibly as warm as the lower 70s in urban areas. * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MONDAY...92 to 97 degrees. * TIMING...Temperatures will be slow to cool this evening, with many areas only falling into the 70s or lower 80s by midnight. Heat Advisory 2018-07-15T20:57:00-07:00 2018-07-16T20:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Central Willamette Valley; Greater Portland Metro Area; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041005 041027 041047 041051 041053 041067 041071 UGC ORZ006 ORZ007 ORZ015 ORZ016 VTEC /O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180717T0300Z/

...Very hot conditions through Tuesday... .Very hot temperatures will continue to impact inland areas through Tuesday. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year, and relief at night will be limited as lows in some areas will stay in the middle 60s to lower 70s. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... Heat Advisory 2018-07-15T18:33:00-07:00 2018-07-16T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Douglas County FIPS6 041011 041019 UGC ORZ023 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180717T0600Z/

...Very hot conditions through Tuesday... .Very hot temperatures will continue to impact inland areas through Tuesday. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year, and relief at night will be limited as lows in some areas will stay in the middle 60s to lower 70s. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT Excessive Heat Warning 2018-07-15T18:33:00-07:00 2018-07-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/

...Very hot conditions through Tuesday... .Very hot temperatures will continue to impact inland areas through Tuesday. Temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year, and relief at night will be limited as lows in some areas will stay in the middle 60s to lower 70s. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT Heat Advisory 2018-07-15T18:33:00-07:00 2018-07-17T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County FIPS6 041015 041029 041033 UGC ORZ024 ORZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180718T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 621 AND 623... * Impacts: While wetting rain may occur under the cores of thunderstorms, abundant lightning on dry fuels may produce numerous new starts that pose a threat to life and property, Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T16:27:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Siskiyou Mountains; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ621 ORZ623 VTEC /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180716T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285, 624, AND 625... * Impacts: While wetting rain may occur under the cores of thunderstorms, abundant lightning on dry fuels may produce numerous new starts that pose a threat to life and property, Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T16:27:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 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.0008.000000T0000Z-180716T0600Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A weak impulse will cross the region tonight, with scattered thunderstorms across Central Oregon. Some of the storms will produce abundant lightning. In addition, the storms will produce only very light rainfall. Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T14:28:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041035 041069 UGC ORZ611 ORZ640 ORZ642 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180716T0600Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... .Strong high pressure aloft and easterly surface flow will cause temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge to warm above 100 degrees through Monday. This heat will extend east into the Columbia Basin on Monday and Tuesday. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY... Heat Advisory 2018-07-15T14:01:00-07:00 2018-07-16T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041021 041055 041065 UGC ORZ041 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180717T0400Z/

...HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY... .Strong high pressure aloft and easterly surface flow will cause temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge to warm above 100 degrees through Monday. This heat will extend east into the Columbia Basin on Monday and Tuesday. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... Heat Advisory 2018-07-16T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-17T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon FIPS6 041049 041059 UGC ORZ044 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.180716T2100Z-180718T0400Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 636 AND 637... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423 AND 426... Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T13:45:00-07:00 2018-07-16T05:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Burns BLM; Vale BLM FIPS6 041025 041045 UGC ORZ636 ORZ637 VTEC /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180716T1200Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 620 AND 622... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect until 11 PM PDT this evening. * Impacts: While wetting rain may occur under the cores of Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T10:29:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Rogue Valley; Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley FIPS6 041029 041033 UGC ORZ620 ORZ622 VTEC /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0008.180715T1729Z-180716T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 621 AND 623... * Impacts: While wetting rain may occur under the cores of thunderstorms, abundant lightning on dry fuels may produce numerous new starts that pose a threat to life and property, and Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T10:29:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Siskiyou Mountains; Southern Oregon Cascades FIPS6 041029 041033 041035 UGC ORZ621 ORZ623 VTEC /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0008.180715T1729Z-180716T0600Z/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285... 624 AND 625... * Impacts: While wetting rain may occur under the cores of thunderstorms, abundant lightning on dry fuels may produce numerous new starts that pose a threat to life and property, and Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T11:00:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 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.0008.180715T1800Z-180716T0600Z/

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY... At 924 AM PDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near McKee Bridge Recreation Site, or 15 miles southwest of Medford, moving northeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Special Weather Statement 2018-07-15T03:00:00-07:00 2018-07-15T10:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Jackson County; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades 42.08,-123.04 42.14,-123.2 42.35,-122.96 42.27,-122.83 42.08,-123.04 FIPS6 041029 041035 UGC ORZ026 ORZ028 VTEC

...HOT TEMPERATURES TODAY AND MONDAY... .Strong high pressure aloft and easterly surface flow will cause temperatures in the Columbia River Gorge to warm above 100 degrees today and Monday. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY... Heat Advisory 2018-07-15T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-16T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 041021 041055 041065 UGC ORZ041 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.180715T2100Z-180717T0400Z/

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A weak impulse will cross the region today into tonight, with scattered thunderstorms across Central Oregon. Some of the storms will produce abundant lightning. In addition, the storms will produce only very light rainfall. Red Flag Warning 2018-07-15T14:00:00-07:00 2018-07-15T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Mountains of Oregon; Deschutes National Forest - minus Sisters Ranger District; Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains FIPS6 041013 041017 041023 041025 041031 041035 041069 UGC ORZ611 ORZ640 ORZ642 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0003.180715T2200Z-180716T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0006.180715T2100Z-180716T0600Z/