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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns West; Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms from Plains to mid-Atlantic

Thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall is expected from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and across the Southeast. Severe weather from the Upper Midwest to Central Plains increases on Friday. Major to Extreme HeatRisk continues across the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley late this week. Fire weather concerns for the northern Rockies and northern Plains today. Read More >

Current Gradients

NZUS01 KPQR 101313 DIENTS ** PQR GRADIENT TABLE 09/10/26 13Z ** 101313Z 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 10/13 -2.4 -2.1 -0.3 -2.1 0.0 +0.2 -0.3 -5.0 -1.7 +0.6 +0.8 +1.2 10/11 -2.8 -1.9 -0.8 -2.0 +0.1 +0.1 -0.9 -5.4 -1.5 +0.7 +1.0 +1.6 10/09 -2.5 -1.5 -1.0 -1.5 0.0 -0.3 -1.0 -5.7 -1.7 -0.3 +0.8 +0.9 10/07 -2.9 -1.6 -1.6 -1.3 -0.3 -0.5 -1.3 -5.8 -1.6 -0.3 +1.0 -0.1 10/05 -3.7 -2.0 -2.2 -1.5 -0.5 -0.9 -1.7 -5.5 -2.1 -0.5 +1.0 -0.9 10/03 -3.4 -1.9 -2.3 -1.1 -0.8 -0.9 -1.5 -5.9 -3.3 -1.6 +0.8 -0.7 10/01 -3.9 -2.2 -2.8 -1.1 -1.1 -1.5 -1.7 -5.9 -3.6 -2.4 +0.4 -0.9 09/23 -4.0 -2.1 -3.6 -0.4 -1.7 -1.4 -1.9 -5.5 -3.6 -3.2 -0.2 -1.7 09/21 -3.8 -2.5 -3.3 -0.5 -2.0 -1.3 -1.3 -4.6 -2.8 -4.1 -1.1 -2.1 09/19 -4.6 -3.1 -3.5 -1.1 -2.0 -1.6 -1.5 -3.9 -1.6 -4.2 -1.7 -2.8 09/17 -5.5 -3.8 -3.4 -2.1 -1.7 -2.0 -1.7 -3.7 -0.3 -4.4 -1.6 -3.7 09/15 -6.0 -4.4 -3.5 -2.5 -1.9 -1.8 -1.6 -3.2 -0.4 -4.5 -1.4 -4.4 09/13 -6.4 -4.3 -3.5 -2.9 -1.4 -2.1 -2.1 -4.0 -1.1 -4.1 -1.2 -4.1 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 10/13 +0.3 -0.5 +5.8 +0.4 +1.0 +4.9 +1.1 +3.8 +4.1 +3.0 0.0 +3.0 10/11 +0.3 -0.6 +4.5 +0.6 +0.7 +4.1 +1.2 +2.9 +3.5 +2.3 -0.1 +2.4 10/09 +0.6 -1.7 +3.2 +0.1 +1.1 +3.8 +1.4 +2.4 +3.6 +2.2 0.0 +2.2 10/07 +0.3 -1.6 +2.4 -1.1 +1.3 +3.2 +1.6 +1.6 +3.1 +1.5 0.0 +1.5 10/05 +0.2 -1.7 +1.0 -1.9 +1.7 +2.3 +1.7 +0.6 +3.4 +1.7 +0.2 +1.5 10/03 +0.3 -2.7 -0.3 -1.5 +1.2 +1.5 +1.9 -0.4 +3.5 +1.6 +0.3 +1.3 10/01 +0.2 -3.0 -1.3 -1.3 +1.5 +1.2 +1.7 -0.5 +3.2 +1.5 +0.3 +1.2 09/23 -0.1 -2.9 -2.1 -1.5 +0.9 +1.2 +1.4 -0.2 +2.5 +1.1 +0.2 +0.9 09/21 +0.2 -3.2 -2.6 -1.0 +0.4 +0.7 +1.1 -0.4 +1.6 +0.5 +0.1 +0.4 09/19 +0.1 -2.6 -3.3 -1.1 +0.3 -0.2 +0.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.4 +0.2 -0.6 09/17 -0.2 -2.6 -3.8 -2.1 +0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 -1.3 -1.2 +0.1 -1.3 09/15 -0.5 -2.6 -4.1 -3.0 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 09/13 0.0 -2.9 -3.4 -2.9 +0.2 -0.9 +0.2 -1.1 -1.6 -1.8 -0.1 -1.7 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 10/13 +1.1 +1.0 +0.1 -0.4 -1.3 -1.1 +5.9 +0.4 +1.1 -0.6 +1.2 +0.1 10/11 +1.9 +1.4 +0.2 +0.2 -1.0 -0.9 +5.6 +0.5 +1.2 -0.4 +1.3 +1.8 10/09 +2.2 +1.5 -0.3 +0.4 -1.4 -0.9 +6.0 0.0 +1.4 -0.3 +1.2 +1.5 10/07 +1.5 +1.4 -0.6 -0.6 -1.2 -1.7 +4.3 +0.5 +1.3 0.0 M +1.5 10/05 +1.9 +1.4 0.0 -0.6 -1.3 -1.6 +3.9 +0.9 +1.3 -0.3 -0.6 +1.3 10/03 +0.6 +0.6 0.0 -1.2 -1.6 -1.7 +3.9 +0.1 +1.7 -0.8 -0.7 +1.2 10/01 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -1.8 -1.9 -2.5 +4.1 +0.2 +2.0 -0.5 -0.7 +0.4 09/23 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -1.6 -1.9 -2.4 +3.6 -0.1 +1.3 -0.6 0.0 +0.2 09/21 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -1.0 -1.9 -1.8 +3.5 -0.8 +0.4 -0.4 -0.3 +0.4 09/19 -0.8 -0.8 -0.1 -1.0 -1.4 -1.6 +3.0 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 M +0.1 09/17 -0.7 -0.7 -0.4 -0.6 -1.4 -1.5 +2.3 -0.7 -1.0 +0.4 -1.4 +0.1 09/15 -0.9 -0.5 -0.6 -0.7 -1.2 -1.3 +1.9 -0.8 -1.6 -0.1 -2.5 -0.2 09/13 -1.0 -0.6 -0.6 -1.2 -1.2 -1.8 +2.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.5 -2.0 -1.6

24 Hour Change

NZUS02 KPQR 101313 24HCHG **** 24 HR CHANGE (TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT RH PRESSURE AND WIND) **** 13Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND UIL 58 +10 56 +9 93 -3 187 -6.1 34003 01003 HQM 58 +8 53 +4 83 -13 182 -6.6 00000 00000 AST 59 +8 57 +8 93 0 184 -4.3 30010 00000 TMK 55 +9 55 +9 100 0 186 -4.1 00000 00000 ONP 54 +2 54 +2 100 0 190 -3.4 08004 10004 OTH 55 +2 55 +2 100 0 184 -2.9 00000 35003 BOK 57 -3 54 0 90 +9 165 -2.3 00000 00000 ACV 58 +6 56 +5 93 -3 163 -2.1 24003 00000 13Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND BLI 58 +8 54 +5 87 -9 176 -8.2 22003 00000 CLM 57 +9 52 +5 83 -13 177 -7.7 31006 00000 NUW 54 +4 52 +4 93 0 176 -8.4 24004 00000 SEA 58 +3 54 +1 87 -6 178 -7.6 29003 36004 SHN 55 +12 54 +12 96 0 165 -7.7 26003 00000 OLM 52 +6 51 +5 96 -4 172 -7.4 00000 00000 CLS 55 +5 55 +5 100 0 176 -6.8 00000 00000 13Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND KLS 60 +8 56 +6 87 -6 184 -5.6 00000 00000 SPB 54 -4 51 -1 90 +10 170 -5.3 00000 04003 HIO 54 -1 52 +1 93 +7 169 -5.3 00000 16004 VUO 56 +2 54 +3 93 +3 178 -5.3 00000 00000 PDX 60 +5 54 +3 81 -5 173 -5.2 00000 00000 TTD 54 +3 51 +1 90 -6 173 -5.3 08003 09003 UAO 56 -2 52 0 86 +6 174 -5.1 00000 00000 MMV 52 +2 50 +1 93 -3 170 -5.2 00000 00000 SLE 55 +2 51 0 86 -7 169 -5.2 00000 00000 CVO 50 +2 49 +2 96 0 179 -5.4 00000 00000 EUG 50 0 50 0 100 0 176 -4.9 00000 00000 RBG 56 +2 52 +1 86 -4 173 -4.8 00000 00000 SXT 66 +3 45 +1 47 -3 151 -5.3 32004 11003 MFR 57 +2 49 +1 75 -2 167 -4.9 00000 00000 RDD 72 +13 55 +7 55 -12 134 -3.9 00000 36003 13Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND SMP 51 M 47 M 86 M 172 M VRB05 M EAT 65 +6 51 +5 60 -2 119 -11.3 00000 31003 YKM 52 +5 48 +4 86 -3 137 -10.6 00000 28008 RRW MISSING 4S2 MISSING DLS 60 +11 46 +2 60 -23 143 -10.0 VRB04 12006 RDM 46 +4 35 -3 65 -21 172 -8.2 16006 16003 BDN 57 +9 43 +2 59 -18 M M 24005G11 22008 LMT 55 +10 47 +6 74 -12 173 -6.5 34004 00000 GEG 58 +7 40 -8 51 -38 126 -12.1 16011 06003 PDT 59 +10 41 -1 51 -26 135 -10.1 14007 12004 BNO 40 +1 34 0 79 -3 193 -7.5 00000 30005

Latest Wind/Sea Summary

NZUS10 KPQR 101251 OMRAST NORTHEAST PACIFIC HOURLY REGIONAL BUOY OBSERVATIONS 101251Z 46184 100700Z 3019G23 KT 11'08 A57 S58 1024.8 /53.9N 138.7W 46004 101100Z 3117G21 KT 08'08 A61 S58 1027.2 -0.1/50.9N 136.1W 46036 101100Z 3517G21 KT 06'08 S60 1027.3 -0.7/48.3N 133.9W 46005 101230Z 3617G21 KT A60 D58 S62 1024.4 /46.1N 131.1W 46002 101230Z 0314G17 KT S65 1023.2 /42.6N 130.5W 46006 101230Z 0416G21 KT A64 1025.6 /40.7N 137.4W 46059 101230Z 0314G17 KT A64 D62 S66 1019.5 /38.1N 129.9W 46087 101230Z 2912G16 KT A55 S53 1018.5 /WEST STRAIT JDF 46088 101230Z 2716G19 KT A56 D54 S52 1017.1 /EAST STRAIT JDF SISW1 101230Z 3312G14 KT A55 D53 /SMITH ISLAND WPOW1 101200Z 0103G03 PK 06KT A57 1017.6 -1.1/WEST POINT EBSW1 101206Z 1016.4 /SEATTLE NOS TCMW1 101218Z 3502G02 KT /TACOMA MET 46207 100800Z 3117G19 KT 08'08 A59 S59 1022.6 +0.7/50.9N 129.9W 46132 101100Z 3319G21 KT 06'08 A59 S60 1021.1 -0.5/49.8N 127.9W 46206 081900Z /VANCOUVER ISL. LAPW1 101136Z 3310G13 KT A60 S62 1019.0 /LA PUSH NOS DESW1 101200Z 12G13 KT 1018.7 -1.4/DESTRUCTION ISL. 46041 101230Z 3416G19 KT A61 D60 S62 1019.5 /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 101136Z 3419G23 KT A59 S61 1018.1 /WESTPORT NOS 46211 101226Z 06'11 S59 /GRAYS HARBOR TOKW1 101212Z 3104G05 KT S63 1018.6 /TOKE POINT NOS 82SW1 101200Z 2905 KT /CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 46248 101226Z 06'12 S61 /ASTORIA CANYON 46029 101230Z 3414G17 KT A61 S60 1018.9 /COLUMBIA RIVER 46243 101230Z 05'06 A59 S57 /CLATSOP SP. BUOY 3CLO3 101200Z 3411 KT /CLATSOP SPIT ASTO3 101212Z 2807G11 KT S67 /TONGUE POINT NOS 46096 191600Z OLD DATA /COL. R. ENTRANCE 46089 101230Z 3514G17 KT S63 1019.7 /45.9N 125.8W 46278 101230Z 06'13 A56 S56 /TILLAMOOK S.JETY GARO3 101230Z 3106 KT /GARIBALDI TLBO3 231600Z S59 1019.4 /GARIBALDI NOS 46050 101230Z 3514G17 KT 1018.4 /STONEWALL BANK SBEO3 101212Z 1018.3 /SOUTH BEACH NOS NWPO3 101200Z 1203G03 PK 06KT A55 /NEWPORT 46097 151700Z 3510 KT A55 S51 1018.5 /NEWPORT SHELF 46098 211300Z 3512 KT A59 S59 1013.9 +0.6/WALDPORT OFSHR FCGO3 201735Z 0605 KT /FLORENCE METAR K6S2 101235Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 13/13 A3005 RMK AO2 46229 101226Z 07'08 S56 /UMPQUA OFSHR CHAO3 101136Z 0106G09 KT 1017.8 /CHARLESTON NOS 46015 101230Z 0119G23 KT A56 S55 1017.7 /PORT ORFORD PORO3 101212Z 3508G12 KT S54 1016.5 /PORT ORFORD NOS METAR K4S1 271459Z AUTO 21009KT 3SM BR SCT018 BKN032 BKN075 11/10 A3009 RMK AO2 46027 101230Z 3310G12 KT A55 D55 1016.1 /PT. ST. GEORGE 46022 101230Z 3514G16 KT A57 S59 1016.4 /40.7N 124.5W CECC1 101212Z 3603G04 KT S60 1016.6 /CRESCENT CITY LOPW1 101212Z S68 1017.5 /LONGVIEW NOS

Pressure Changes

NZUS13 KPQR 101310 PRSCHG **** PRESSURE CHANGES AT 13Z 09/10/26 **** STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG WRU MISSING WEB 183 -0.4 -1.4 -2.5 UIL 187 -0.2 -1.1 -2.0 HQM 182 -0.2 -0.5 -1.7 AST 184 -0.1 -0.4 -1.0 TMK 186 0.0 -0.7 -1.0 ONP 190 0.0 -0.6 -1.0 OTH 184 0.0 -0.3 -0.7 BOK 165 +0.2 -1.0 -0.7 CEC 166 +0.1 -0.6 -0.4 ACV 163 -0.2 -0.5 -1.5 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG YZT 215 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 YQQ 182 -0.4 -0.4 -1.2 WEL MISSING YVR 168 +0.2 -0.4 -1.6 YYJ 171 0.0 -0.2 -1.4 FHR 174 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 CLM 177 +0.1 -0.5 -1.6 BLI 176 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 NUW 176 +0.1 -0.7 -2.3 PAE 176 +0.1 -0.7 -1.9 SEA 178 +0.2 -0.8 -1.6 OLM 172 -0.2 -0.8 -1.4 CLS 176 -0.3 -0.7 -1.4 KLS 184 -0.1 -0.2 -0.9 SPB 170 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 PDX 173 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 HIO 169 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 UAO 174 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 MMV 170 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 SLE 169 -0.2 -0.4 -0.8 CVO 179 -0.2 -0.3 -0.8 EUG 176 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 RBG 173 0.0 0.0 -0.5 SXT 151 -0.1 -0.6 M MFR 167 0.0 -0.3 -1.1 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG SMP 172 0.0 -0.7 -3.0 TTD 173 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG DLS 143 -0.1 -0.8 -2.0 PDT 135 -0.5 -1.1 -2.7