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Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Current Gradients

NZUS01 KPQR 280813 DIENTS ** PQR GRADIENT TABLE 03/28/26 08Z ** 280813Z ACV- ACV- OTH- ACV- OTH- AST- AST- RDD- MFR- OTH- OTH- OTH- DD/HH UIL AST UIL OTH AST HQM UIL OTH AST SEA EUG RDM 28/08 -2.1 -1.4 -0.1 -2.0 +0.6 -0.4 -0.7 -7.8 -3.3 +0.3 +2.2 +3.3 28/06 M -1.8 M -2.2 +0.4 -0.3 M -8.2 -3.7 0.0 +2.1 +3.2 28/04 -3.1 -1.8 -0.9 -2.2 +0.4 -0.3 -1.3 -8.5 -4.8 -0.4 +2.5 +3.2 28/02 -3.8 -1.9 -2.0 -1.8 -0.1 -0.9 -1.9 -8.0 -6.0 -1.2 +2.1 +2.8 28/00 -4.7 -2.6 -3.1 -1.6 -1.0 -0.9 -2.1 -7.0 -6.0 -2.1 +1.2 +1.6 27/22 -5.6 -3.0 -4.1 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -2.6 -5.8 -5.3 -3.4 -0.1 +0.5 27/20 -7.0 -4.6 -4.9 -2.1 -2.5 -1.7 -2.4 -4.7 -4.1 -4.8 -1.4 -2.3 27/18 M -5.6 M -3.0 -2.6 -2.1 M -4.6 -3.3 -4.9 -1.7 -3.6 27/16 -9.4 -6.8 -5.6 -3.8 -3.0 -2.1 -2.6 -4.9 -2.3 -5.4 -2.1 -5.8 27/14 -9.8 M M M M M M M M M M M 27/12 -11.1 -8.3 -6.0 -5.1 -3.2 -2.2 -2.8 -6.8 -3.7 -5.9 -2.1 -6.2 27/10 M -8.6 M -5.5 -3.1 -1.9 M -7.8 -4.1 -6.1 -1.8 -5.4 27/08 -11.6 -9.1 -6.3 -5.3 -3.8 -1.8 -2.5 -8.1 -4.9 -6.5 -1.7 -5.8 EUG- PDX- OTH- EUG- HQM- AST- AST- PDX- AST- PDX- PDX- TTD- DD/HH PDX SEA GEG RDM OLM PDT PDX PDT DLS DLS TTD DLS 28/08 0.0 -1.9 +4.0 +1.1 +0.9 +3.9 +1.6 +2.3 +2.3 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 28/06 +0.3 -2.4 +3.2 +1.1 +0.3 +2.9 +2.0 +0.9 +2.1 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 28/04 +0.1 -3.0 +2.0 +0.7 +0.7 +2.6 +2.2 +0.4 +2.0 -0.2 +0.2 -0.4 28/02 +0.2 -3.5 +0.5 +0.7 +1.2 +1.7 +2.4 -0.7 +2.0 -0.4 +0.3 -0.7 28/00 0.0 -3.3 -1.5 +0.4 +0.6 +1.3 +2.2 -0.9 +1.2 -1.0 +0.2 -1.2 27/22 +0.2 -3.5 -4.0 +0.6 +0.3 -0.4 +1.6 -2.0 -0.5 -2.1 +0.4 -2.5 27/20 -0.2 -3.2 -5.9 -0.9 +0.2 -1.5 +0.9 -2.4 -2.2 -3.1 +0.4 -3.5 27/18 -0.5 -2.7 -7.1 -1.9 +0.2 -2.4 +0.4 -2.8 -4.0 -4.4 +0.5 -4.9 27/16 -0.8 -2.5 -9.0 -3.7 0.0 -3.5 +0.1 -3.6 -5.3 -5.4 +0.5 -5.9 27/14 M -2.4 M M M M M -3.2 M -5.6 +0.3 -5.9 27/12 -1.3 -2.5 -9.7 -4.1 -0.2 -3.0 -0.2 -2.8 -5.3 -5.1 +0.5 -5.6 27/10 -1.5 -2.8 -9.3 -3.6 -0.3 -3.1 -0.2 -2.9 -4.7 -4.5 +0.4 -4.9 27/08 -1.8 -3.0 -9.2 -4.1 -0.2 -2.8 +0.3 -3.1 -3.8 -4.1 +0.4 -4.5 UIL- UIL- CLM- OLM- SHN- SHN- SEA- HQM- OTH- MFR- ACV- LMT- DD/HH BLI CLM NUW BLI SEA NUW EAT SEA RBG RBG SXT RDM 28/08 +0.3 +0.4 0.0 -0.9 -1.3 -1.3 +3.9 +0.1 +2.3 -1.6 +3.3 -0.7 28/06 M M -0.2 -0.5 -1.1 -1.4 +3.1 -0.1 +2.4 -1.7 +2.3 -0.3 28/04 +0.1 -0.1 +0.3 -1.6 -1.4 -1.7 +3.0 -0.5 +2.7 -2.5 +1.6 -0.3 28/02 0.0 -0.1 +0.3 -2.2 -1.8 -2.4 +2.2 -0.2 +3.0 -2.9 +1.6 -0.4 28/00 -0.3 -0.4 +0.1 -2.1 -1.5 -2.8 +1.2 -0.2 +2.5 -2.5 +1.8 -0.6 27/22 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 -2.1 -1.3 -2.8 +0.3 -0.4 +1.2 -2.6 +1.4 -0.8 27/20 -1.2 -0.8 -0.3 -2.1 -1.1 -2.3 -1.0 -0.6 -0.2 -1.8 +1.1 -1.5 27/18 M M -0.2 -1.9 -0.9 -1.9 -2.4 -0.2 -0.9 -1.6 +0.3 -2.1 27/16 -0.9 -0.3 -0.3 -1.4 -0.5 -1.3 -3.6 -0.3 -1.8 -1.1 -1.6 -2.9 27/14 -1.5 -0.9 -0.3 M -0.5 -1.5 M -0.4 M -1.9 -2.8 -4.0 27/12 -1.1 -0.5 M -1.5 -0.6 M -3.4 -0.5 -1.5 -2.0 -2.2 -4.9 27/10 M M -0.5 -2.1 -1.0 -1.8 -2.4 -1.1 -0.8 -1.8 -2.4 -5.0 27/08 -1.2 -0.5 -0.4 -1.7 -0.8 -1.5 -1.6 -0.9 -1.0 -2.1 -2.6 -4.8

24 Hour Change

NZUS02 KPQR 280813 24HCHG **** 24 HR CHANGE (TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT RH PRESSURE AND WIND) **** 08Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND UIL 41 +5 39 +4 93 -3 213 -10.1 00000 00000 HQM 44 +5 40 +4 86 -3 210 -9.7 00000 00000 AST 47 +10 42 +8 83 -6 206 -8.3 31007 07004 TMK 43 +7 41 +5 93 -7 207 -7.7 15005 14004 ONP 46 +9 43 +7 89 -7 213 -5.8 35010G14 02006 OTH 44 +2 44 +2 100 0 212 -3.9 00000 36003 BOK 47 -14 44 +17 89 +62 189 -1.1 00000 00000 ACV 41 -1 41 0 100 +4 192 -0.6 00000 00000 08Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND BLI 40 +3 37 +5 89 +7 210 -11.6 00000 01004 CLM 44 +8 35 +4 70 -12 209 -11.0 27009 23007 NUW 46 +9 44 +13 93 +14 209 -11.4 28010 08003 SEA 46 +5 33 +3 60 -5 209 -10.7 02010 05004 SHN 39 +9 37 +8 92 -4 196 -11.2 00000 00000 OLM 42 +11 32 +2 67 -29 201 -10.8 00000 00000 CLS 46 +12 36 +2 68 -32 200 -10.5 03004 00000 08Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND KLS 48 +11 39 +5 71 -18 204 -9.9 00000 00000 SPB 51 +12 36 +5 56 -17 188 -9.8 32005 30003 HIO 49 +11 39 +7 68 -11 187 -9.7 30008 30005 VUO 52 +10 36 +4 54 -13 194 -9.7 32003 00000 PDX 49 +9 38 +5 66 -10 190 -9.6 00000 30003 TTD 42 -5 37 +9 82 +35 190 -9.2 10003 09012G21 UAO 47 +3 37 +5 68 +6 191 -8.6 00000 36010 MMV 44 +3 39 +8 82 +15 188 -8.7 28005 35006 SLE 44 +2 37 +6 76 +11 188 -8.4 00000 33004 CVO 45 +6 39 +8 79 +6 198 -8.0 30011 29003 EUG 43 +6 38 +8 82 +6 190 -7.8 13003 01007 RBG 45 +4 37 +1 73 -9 189 -7.2 00000 00000 SXT 47 0 25 +4 42 +7 159 -6.5 35006 11008 MFR 49 +6 32 -2 52 -18 173 -6.7 00000 16003 RDD 54 -12 43 +24 66 +50 134 -3.6 00000 34006 08Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND SMP 34 +9 31 +7 89 -7 812 -10.6 22003 00000 EAT 46 +8 31 +7 56 -1 170 -16.2 33003 00000 YKM 42 M 31 M 65 M 181 M 28003 M RRW MISSING 4S2 39 +7 36 +6 89 -3 186 -13.6 00000 00000 DLS 43 +8 34 +7 70 -2 183 -14.4 00000 05003 RDM 34 +10 25 +10 69 +1 179 -13.0 17004 17005 BDN 39 +9 25 +9 57 +2 M M 22003 22003 LMT 34 -3 24 +13 66 +32 172 -8.9 00000 03007 GEG 43 +10 27 +6 53 -8 172 -17.1 00000 15003 PDT 40 +10 34 +10 79 +1 167 -15.0 14006 09008 BNO 27 +7 16 +3 63 -11 187 -13.4 00000 30006

Latest Wind/Sea Summary

NZUS10 KPQR 280751 OMRAST NORTHEAST PACIFIC HOURLY REGIONAL BUOY OBSERVATIONS 280751Z 46184 280700Z 1810G12 KT 04'07 A37 S42 1024.8 -0.0/53.9N 138.7W 46004 280700Z 2004G08 KT 06'08 A45 S44 1026.0 +0.0/50.9N 136.1W 46036 280500Z 0206G08 KT 06'09 A43 S47 1026.3 +0.2/48.4N 133.9W 46005 192130Z 1349G64 KT A49 D48 950.5 /46.1N 131.1W 46002 280730Z 0210G12 KT S53 1024.9 /42.6N 130.5W 46006 280730Z 0914G17 KT A52 1025.1 /40.7N 137.4W 46059 280730Z 0314G16 KT A54 D50 S57 1022.9 /38.1N 129.9W 46087 280730Z 3014G16 KT A47 D44 1021.1 /WEST STRAIT JDF 46088 280730Z 2714G17 KT A47 D44 S48 1020.9 /EAST STRAIT JDF SISW1 280730Z 3015G17 KT A47 D44 1020.5 /SMITH ISLAND WPOW1 280700Z 0212G14 PK 16KT A48 1020.6 0.0/WEST POINT EBSW1 021836Z OLD DATA /SEATTLE NOS TCMW1 280718Z 0102G03 KT /TACOMA MET 46207 280700Z 3110G14 KT 06'08 A48 S47 1024.0 -0.1/50.9N 129.9W 46132 280500Z 3212G17 KT 08'10 S47 1023.6 -0.0/49.8N 127.9W 46206 280400Z 3212G14 KT 07'09 A47 S48 1022.2 -0.9/VANCOUVER ISL. LAPW1 280636Z 0204G06 KT S49 1021.1 /LA PUSH NOS DESW1 280700Z 15G17 KT 1020.9 0.0/DESTRUCTION ISL. 46041 280730Z 3416G19 KT A48 D45 1021.7 /CAPE ELIZABETH 46099 181100Z 3414 KT A58 S59 1019.7 -0.2/WESTPORT SHELF 46100 171230Z 1604 KT A60 S60 1017.4 /WESTPORT OFSHR WPTW1 280636Z 1020.3 /WESTPORT NOS 46211 280726Z 08'11 S50 /GRAYS HARBOR TOKW1 280718Z 0105G06 KT 1020.8 /TOKE POINT NOS 82SW1 280700Z 2304 KT /CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 46248 280656Z 09'11 S50 /ASTORIA CANYON 46029 280730Z 17G19 KT S49 1021.4 /COLUMBIA RIVER 46243 280730Z 06'11 A49 S49 /CLATSOP SP. BUOY 3CLO3 280700Z 1310G15 KT /CLATSOP SPIT ASTO3 280718Z 0000G02 KT /TONGUE POINT NOS 46096 191600Z OLD DATA /COL. R. ENTRANCE 46089 280730Z 3314G17 KT S51 1022.3 /45.9N 125.8W 46278 280630Z 08'12 A49 S50 /TILLAMOOK S.JETY GARO3 280730Z 3309 KT /GARIBALDI TLBO3 231600Z S59 1019.4 /GARIBALDI NOS 46050 280730Z 3619G21 KT 1021.0 /STONEWALL BANK SBEO3 280718Z 1020.6 /SOUTH BEACH NOS NWPO3 280700Z 3519G22 PK 22KT A49 /NEWPORT 46097 261900Z 1716 KT A53 S51 1021.6 +0.5/NEWPORT SHELF 46098 211300Z 3512 KT A59 S59 1013.9 +0.6/WALDPORT OFSHR FCGO3 201735Z 0605 KT /FLORENCE METAR K6S2 280735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3013 RMK AO2 46229 280730Z 09'12 A50 S51 /UMPQUA OFSHR CHAO3 280636Z 3610G15 KT 1020.2 /CHARLESTON NOS 46015 280730Z 1020.5 /PORT ORFORD PORO3 280718Z 3610G14 KT S48 1018.7 /PORT ORFORD NOS METAR K4S1 271459Z AUTO 21009KT 3SM BR SCT018 BKN032 BKN075 11/10 A3009 RMK AO2 46027 280730Z 3506G08 KT A49 D47 1018.1 /PT. ST. GEORGE 46022 280730Z 3516G19 KT A51 D46 S52 1018.9 /40.7N 124.5W CECC1 280718Z 1707G09 KT S52 1018.5 /CRESCENT CITY LOPW1 280718Z S47 1019.6 /LONGVIEW NOS

Pressure Changes

NZUS13 KPQR 280810 PRSCHG **** PRESSURE CHANGES AT 08Z 03/28/26 **** STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG WRU MISSING WEB 219 -0.4 -0.5 -0.7 UIL 213 -0.1 M -0.3 HQM 210 +0.3 +0.1 +0.4 AST 206 +0.3 -0.1 +0.9 TMK 207 +0.4 0.0 +1.1 ONP 213 +0.3 0.0 +1.0 OTH 212 +0.4 +0.2 +1.6 BOK 189 +0.6 +1.0 +2.4 CEC 188 +0.4 +0.9 +1.5 ACV 192 +0.2 +0.2 +1.4 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG YZT 237 -0.2 -0.3 0.0 YQQ 215 0.0 +0.2 0.0 WEL 205 -0.1 -0.4 -1.0 YVR 203 0.0 -0.4 -0.9 YYJ 205 0.0 -0.4 -0.8 FHR 207 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 CLM 209 -0.1 -0.5 -0.8 BLI 210 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 NUW 209 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 PAE 203 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 SEA 209 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 OLM 201 -0.3 -0.3 +0.7 CLS 200 0.0 0.0 +0.7 KLS 204 +0.1 +0.5 +1.6 SPB 188 +0.2 +0.5 +1.6 PDX 190 +0.3 +0.7 +1.7 HIO 187 +0.1 +0.3 +1.6 UAO 191 +0.2 +0.7 +1.8 MMV 188 +0.2 +0.6 +1.9 SLE 188 +0.2 +0.5 +1.8 CVO 198 +0.3 +0.7 +1.7 EUG 190 +0.1 +0.2 +1.5 RBG 189 0.0 +0.5 +2.3 SXT 159 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 MFR 173 +0.3 +0.7 +3.6 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG SMP 812 -0.4 -0.6 -1.1 TTD 190 +0.2 +0.9 +2.0 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG DLS 183 -0.3 -0.2 +0.6 PDT 167 -0.9 -0.9 -1.3