NOAA Current Watches-WA

...WARM AND DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A dry cold front will move through the area this afternoon and evening. Temperatures today ahead of the front in the 90s will be coupled with dry relative humidity levels between 10 to 20 percent. Southerly winds this afternoon will swing around to the west with the frontal passage in the late afternoon and evening Red Flag Warning 2020-07-11T14:15:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Valley; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053037 053043 053047 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ684 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200712T0500Z/

...LOW HUMIDITY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS EVENING... .Increasing westerly winds this afternoon and evening ahead of a dry cold front. This will result in critical fire weather conditions across the Columbia Basin when combined with expected low relative humidities this afternoon. Fire danger will ease somewhat through tonight as humidity recovers. Red Flag Warning 2020-07-11T13:46:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ641 WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200712T0500Z/

...LOW HUMIDITY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .High pressure over the region will break down as an upper level trough pushes into the region. This will increase westerly winds this afternoon and evening. This will result in critical fire weather conditions across the Columbia Basin when combined with expected low relative humidities. Fire danger will ease somewhat Red Flag Warning 2020-07-11T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ641 WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0002.200711T1900Z-200712T0500Z/

...WARM AND DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .A dry cold front approaches the region Saturday and presses through late afternoon and evening. Temperatures ahead of the front warm into the 90s as humidity levels dry out between 10- 20 percent. Southerly winds pickup early Saturday afternoon then swing around to the west with the frontal passage in the late Red Flag Warning 2020-07-11T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin; Okanogan Valley; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053037 053043 053047 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ676 WAZ677 WAZ684 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0001.200711T1900Z-200712T0500Z/

...WARM AND DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .A dry cold front approaches the region Saturday and presses through late afternoon and evening. Temperatures ahead of the front warm into the 90s as humidity levels dry out between 10- 20 percent. Southerly winds pickup early Saturday afternoon then swing around to the west with the frontal passage in the late Red Flag Warning 2020-07-11T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053037 053043 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ676 WAZ677 VTEC /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0001.200711T2000Z-200712T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0001.200711T1900Z-200712T0500Z/

...WARM AND DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .A dry cold front approaches the region Saturday and presses through late afternoon and evening. Temperatures ahead of the front warm into the 90s as humidity levels dry out between 10- 20 percent. Southerly winds pickup early Saturday afternoon then swing around to the west with the frontal passage in the late Red Flag Warning 2020-07-11T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Okanogan Valley FIPS6 053047 UGC WAZ684 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0001.200711T1900Z-200712T0500Z/

...LOW HUMIDIY AND WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY... .High pressure over the region will break down on Saturday as an upper level trough pushes into the region. This will increase westerly winds Saturday afternoon through the evening. This will result in critical fire weather conditions for lower elevations of the Columbia Basin when combined with expected low relative Red Flag Warning 2020-07-11T12:00:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ641 WAZ675 VTEC /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0002.200711T2000Z-200712T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0002.200711T1900Z-200712T0500Z/

...WARM AND DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .A dry cold front approaches the region Saturday and presses through late afternoon and evening. Temperatures ahead of the front warm into the 90s as humidity levels dry out between 10-20 percent. Southerly winds pickup early Saturday afternoon then swing around to the west with the frontal passage in the late Fire Weather Watch 2020-07-11T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Central Cascade Valleys; Northern Columbia Basin; South Central Cascade Valleys FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053025 053037 053043 053077 UGC WAZ673 WAZ676 WAZ677 VTEC /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.A.0001.200711T2000Z-200712T0500Z/

...WINDY AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED SATURDAY... .High pressure over the region will break down on Saturday as an upper level trough pushes into the region. This will increase westerly winds Saturday afternoon combining with low relative humidities to possible create a critical fire weather day across the Lower Columbia Basin. Fire Weather Watch 2020-07-11T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-11T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ641 WAZ675 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0002.200711T2000Z-200712T0500Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, East Columbia River Gorge. Wind Advisory 2020-07-07T11:00:00-07:00 2020-07-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Kittitas Valley FIPS6 053037 053039 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.200707T1800Z-200708T0600Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington and Kittitas Valley. In Oregon, East Columbia River Wind Advisory 2020-07-07T13:00:00-07:00 2020-07-07T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Kittitas Valley FIPS6 053037 053039 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.200707T2000Z-200708T0600Z/

...THE SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL STEVENS COUNTY... At 342 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate rain in this area. This may lead to ponding of water and small stream flooding. Radar estimates indicate 1 to 2 inch of rain has fallen. Some locations that may experience flooding span west of Valley to Flood Advisory 2020-06-30T10:53:00-07:00 2020-06-30T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Stevens 48.13,-118.03 48.11,-117.96 48.11,-117.87 48.1,-117.77 48.1,-117.7 48.13,-117.68 48.16,-117.68 48.18,-117.72 48.18,-117.81 48.17,-117.88 48.19,-117.93 48.19,-117.95 48.19,-117.97 48.18,-117.99 48.15,-118.02 48.14,-118.03 48.13,-118.03 FIPS6 053065 UGC WAC065 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.FA.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-200701T0000Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

...Thunderstorms with heavy downpours this afternoon and evening... Across the northeast corner of Washington into the far northern Idaho Panhandle, the threat for thunderstorms will increase through the day. Some thunderstorms will likely produce heavy downpours. Up to an inch of rainfall in less than 3 hours is possible. These rainfall amounts could lead to localized flooding or mud slides, Hydrologic Outlook 2020-06-30T10:53:00-07:00 2020-06-30T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Pend Oreille; Stevens FIPS6 053051 053065 UGC WAC051 WAC065 VTEC

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Simcoe Highlands, Kittitas Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, North Central Oregon, East Columbia Wind Advisory 2020-06-30T12:00:00-07:00 2020-06-30T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Simcoe Highlands FIPS6 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ521 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.200630T1900Z-200701T0500Z/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, East Columbia River Wind Advisory 2020-06-30T12:00:00-07:00 2020-06-30T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Kittitas Valley FIPS6 053037 053039 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 VTEC /O.EXT.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.200630T1900Z-200701T0500Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Simcoe Highlands. In Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Wind Advisory 2020-06-30T12:00:00-07:00 2020-06-30T22:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Simcoe Highlands FIPS6 053039 053077 UGC WAZ521 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.200630T1900Z-200701T0500Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington and Kittitas Valley. In Oregon, East Columbia River Gorge. Wind Advisory 2020-06-30T12:00:00-07:00 2020-06-30T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Kittitas Valley FIPS6 053037 053039 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 VTEC /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.200630T1900Z-200701T0400Z/

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN LATAH...NORTHEASTERN GARFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN WHITMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM PDT... At 617 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Pullman, moving northeast at 25 mph. Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Brief heavy rainfall will also accompany this storm. Special Weather Statement 2020-06-27T14:00:00-07:00 2020-06-27T19:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Washington Palouse 46.57,-117.46 46.64,-117.49 46.86,-117.07 46.61,-116.91 46.57,-117.46 FIPS6 053003 053023 053075 UGC WAZ032 WAZ033 VTEC

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... .Strong winds will combine with low afternoon RH near and below 20 percent to promote critical fire weather conditions this afternoon and evening across parts of the Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin extending into the Lower Columbia Basin. Conditions will start to improve late in the evening as winds Red Flag Warning 2020-06-27T13:00:00-07:00 2020-06-27T21:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Eastern Washington Southern Columbia Basin; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053023 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ641 WAZ675 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0001.200627T2000Z-200628T0400Z/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington and Kittitas Valley. In Oregon, East Columbia River Gorge, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and North Central Oregon. Wind Advisory 2020-06-27T14:00:00-07:00 2020-06-27T23:00:00-07:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Kittitas Valley FIPS6 053037 053039 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0019.200627T2100Z-200628T0600Z/