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Pacific Situational Awareness

Updates automatically four times a day — 6 AM, noon, 6 PM, and 10 PM Pacific.

NHC is monitoring Atlantic tropical activity. 7 Pacific geographies have active NWS alerts; highest current level is Warning in CA.

HighestWarningCA
Active Areas7 / 8OR, CA, ID, MT, NV, AK, HI
NWS Alerts35CA, ID, MT, AK
TropicsQuietNHC official outlook

Risk Overview

ProductStatusConditions
NHCQuietNHC is monitoring Atlantic tropical activity. Thumbnail/data marked stale; last successful cached view retained.
GFSQuiet11 PM PDT Jul 12 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources.
EuroQuiet5 PM PDT Jul 12 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources.
Excessive RainfallAdvisoryFlooding or heavy-rain related NWS alerts are active in CA, HI. Use WPC ERO for the official day-by-day rainfall risk.
Active Fires & PotentialWatch60 wildfires 10+ acres in Pacific, 51 not fully contained (largest uncontained: Grapevine, 26,464 acres, 99% contained, NV). NIFC 7-day fire potential outlook cached for reference.
Extreme HeatWarningHeat-related NWS alerts are active in OR, CA, ID, MT, NV. Check local NWS offices and HeatRisk for timing and severity.
SPCAdvisorySPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: Marginal Risk (MT); General Thunderstorms Risk (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR). 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 · TodayAdvisoryMarginal Risk (MT); General Thunderstorms Risk (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR)
Day 2 · TomorrowAdvisoryMarginal Risk (ID, MT); General Thunderstorms Risk (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA)
Day 3AdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (CA, ID, MT, NV)

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

Pacific weather alert overview map Pacific weather alert overview map

Mapped Alert Summary

AreaLevelActive AlertsEvents
WashingtonQuiet0None returned
OregonAdvisory1Heat Advisory
CaliforniaWarning12Beach Hazards Statement, Coastal Flood Advisory, Extreme Heat Watch, Heat Advisory
IdahoWarning5Extreme Heat Warning, Heat Advisory
MontanaWarning11Extreme Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Lake Wind Advisory
NevadaAdvisory1Heat Advisory
AlaskaWarning4High Wind Watch, Special Weather Statement, Wind Advisory
HawaiiAdvisory1Coastal Flood Statement

Source Cards

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.