458  
WWUS76 KPQR 210401  
NPWPQR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
901 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
ORZ110-113-114-211800-  
/O.EXA.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.260721T1700Z-260723T0600Z/  
PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN-OUTER SOUTHEAST  
PORTLAND METRO-WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BORING, CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN, SANDY, SKYLINE  
DRIVE, SHERIDAN, ESTACADA, MCMINNVILLE, DALLAS, NEWBERG, SYLVAN  
HILL, AND MONMOUTH  
901 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES AS HIGH AS 95 TO 100 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTLAND METRO HILLS, AND WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMOKE FROM FIRES OUTSIDE OF THE REGION OR  
CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE AREA COULD RESULT IN COOLER DAYTIME HIGH  
TEMPERATURES THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN A COOL PLACE DURING THE HEAT OF THE  
DAY, STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND  
NEIGHBORS. FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, USE FANS TO KEEP AIR  
MOVING. KEEPS WINDOWS CLOSED DURING THE DAY AND OPEN AT NIGHT,  
UNLESS AIR QUALITY IS DEGRADED DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ108-109-111-112-115-120>122-WAZ204>207-209-210-211800-  
/O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0004.260721T1700Z-260723T0600Z/  
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER-TUALATIN VALLEY-INNER PORTLAND METRO-EAST  
PORTLAND METRO-EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WEST COLUMBIA RIVER  
GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-CENTRAL COLUMBIA  
RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR-COWLITZ COUNTY LOWLANDS-NORTH CLARK  
COUNTY LOWLANDS-INNER VANCOUVER METRO-EAST CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS-  
WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE SR 14 CORRIDOR-CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER  
GORGE SR 14 CORRIDOR-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALMON CREEK, CASTLE ROCK, WOODBURN,  
WASHOUGAL, HAPPY VALLEY, SHERWOOD, PORTLAND, OREGON CITY, EAGLE  
CREEK, KEIZER, MULTNOMAH FALLS, FOREST GROVE, STAYTON, ROCKCREEK,  
ODELL, HOOD RIVER, BRUSH PRAIRIE, RAINIER, WOODLAND, LAKE OSWEGO,  
MOLALLA, CASCADE LOCKS, KELSO, KALAMA, WILSONVILLE, SELLWOOD,  
BATTLE GROUND, CARSON, WYETH, GRESHAM, CLATSKANIE, TIGARD,  
FAIRVIEW, HILLSBORO, BONNEVILLE, PARKDALE, LONGVIEW, VANCOUVER,  
EVERGREEN, CAPE HORN, NORTH BONNEVILLE, STEVENSON, ROOSTER ROCK,  
BEACON ROCK SP, UNDERWOOD, HOCKINSON, SALEM, TROUTDALE,  
RIDGEFIELD, LA CENTER, SCAPPOOSE, SILVERTON, ST. HELENS, AND  
CAMAS  
901 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES AS HIGH AS 95 TO 100 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE HOOD  
RIVER VALLEY, PORTLAND METRO LOWLANDS, GREATER VANCOUVER METRO,  
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND COWLITZ RIVER VALLEYS, AND EAST CENTRAL  
WILLAMETTE VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SMOKE FROM FIRES OUTSIDE OF THE REGION OR  
CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE AREA COULD RESULT IN COOLER DAYTIME HIGH  
TEMPERATURES THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN A COOL PLACE DURING THE HEAT OF THE  
DAY, STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND  
NEIGHBORS. FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, USE FANS TO KEEP AIR  
MOVING. KEEPS WINDOWS CLOSED DURING THE DAY AND OPEN AT NIGHT,  
UNLESS AIR QUALITY IS DEGRADED DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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