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Pacific Situational Awareness

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No tropical cyclone formation expected in the Atlantic outlook period. 6 Pacific geographies have active NWS alerts; highest current level is Warning in WA.

HighestWarningWA
Active Areas6 / 8WA, OR, CA, ID, MT, AK
NWS Alerts28WA, OR, CA, MT, AK
TropicsQuietNHC official outlook

Risk Overview

ProductStatusConditions
NHCQuietNo tropical cyclone formation expected in the Atlantic outlook period. Thumbnail/data marked stale; last successful cached view retained.
GFSQuiet11 AM PDT Sep 13 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources.
EuroQuiet5 AM PDT Sep 13 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources.
Excessive RainfallAdvisoryFlooding or heavy-rain related NWS alerts are active in WA, OR, AK. Use WPC ERO for the official day-by-day rainfall risk.
Active Fires & PotentialWatch60 wildfires 10+ acres in Pacific, 36 not fully contained (largest uncontained: 0445 CROSSWHITE, 342,923 acres, 99% contained, OR). NIFC 7-day fire potential outlook cached for reference.
Extreme HeatQuietNo Pacific heat-specific NWS alerts returned at generation time. Continue heat monitoring through local NWS offices.
SPCAdvisorySPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: General Thunderstorms Risk (ID, MT, NV, OR, WA). Open SPC for the categorical map and forecast discussion.
PowerOutage.usQuietOpen live dashboard for current outage counts.

SPC Convective Outlook — Pacific Lookahead

SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook map
Day 1 · TodayAdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (ID, MT, NV, OR, WA)
Day 2 · TomorrowAdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (MT)
Day 3QuietNo categorical risk area over Pacific states.

Categorical severe-thunderstorm risk from the Storm Prediction Center, limited to Pacific states. The Day 1 map is shown; open SPC for the full national maps and discussion.

Pacific Alert Map

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Mapped Alert Summary

AreaLevelActive AlertsEvents
WashingtonWarning5Flash Flood Watch, Flood Watch
OregonWarning1Flash Flood Watch
CaliforniaWarning4Lake Wind Advisory, Red Flag Warning, Wind Advisory
IdahoAdvisory1Wind Advisory
MontanaWarning5High Wind Watch, Lake Wind Advisory, Red Flag Warning, Special Weather Statement
NevadaQuiet0None returned
AlaskaWarning12Flood Watch, High Surf Advisory, High Wind Watch, Hydrologic Outlook, Special Weather Statement, Wind Advisory
HawaiiQuiet0None returned

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Watch Items

  • Treat GFS and ECMWF panels as model context only; official outlooks govern the briefing language.
  • Use the map as current alert context, not as a replacement for local NWS warning text.