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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
202 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2025  
 
ORZ108-WAZ204-131200-  
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/O.CON.KPQR.XH.A.0001.250715T1900Z-250717T0700Z/  
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER-COWLITZ COUNTY LOWLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAINIER, CLATSKANIE, WOODLAND, SCAPPOOSE,  
ST. HELENS, KALAMA, KELSO, LONGVIEW, AND CASTLE ROCK  
202 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2025  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 90 TO 95  
EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS  
WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN TO 90 TO 100 DEGREES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND COWLITZ RIVER VALLEYS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY. FOR  
THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.  
 
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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ109-111-112-114-115-120>122-WAZ205>207-209-210-131200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0002.250713T1800Z-250714T0500Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.XH.A.0001.250715T1900Z-250717T0700Z/  
TUALATIN VALLEY-INNER PORTLAND METRO-EAST PORTLAND METRO-WEST  
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WEST  
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-  
CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR-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 UNDERWOOD, ROOSTER ROCK, ODELL, HOOD  
RIVER, HOCKINSON, CASCADE LOCKS, HAPPY VALLEY, TIGARD,  
BONNEVILLE, OREGON CITY, PORTLAND, NEWBERG, NORTH BONNEVILLE,  
VANCOUVER, CARSON, SHERIDAN, HILLSBORO, WILSONVILLE, CAPE HORN,  
WASHOUGAL, ROCKCREEK, EVERGREEN, STEVENSON, SALEM, SHERWOOD,  
MONMOUTH, KEIZER, GRESHAM, LA CENTER, MCMINNVILLE, BRUSH PRAIRIE,  
WYETH, EAGLE CREEK, LAKE OSWEGO, SELLWOOD, PARKDALE, DALLAS,  
FOREST GROVE, MOLALLA, BEACON ROCK SP, WOODBURN, RIDGEFIELD,  
BATTLE GROUND, SILVERTON, STAYTON, FAIRVIEW, MULTNOMAH FALLS,  
SALMON CREEK, CAMAS, AND TROUTDALE  
202 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2025  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 93 AND 98  
DEGREES EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, DANGEROUSLY HOT  
CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES  
AND LOW TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 65 TO 70 DEGREES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE HOOD  
RIVER VALLEY, PORTLAND METRO LOWLANDS, GREATER VANCOUVER METRO,  
AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY. FOR  
THE EXTREME HEAT WATCH, FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A 30-50% CHANCE FOR HIGH  
TEMPERATURES OF 100 DEGREES OR HOTTER ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY  
ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ116>118-131200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.HT.Y.0002.250713T1800Z-250714T0500Z/  
BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS-LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS-LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORVALLIS, HARRISBURG, BROWNSVILLE,  
CRESWELL, COTTAGE GROVE, JUNCTION CITY, MONROE, PHILOMATH,  
ALBANY, SPRINGFIELD, EUGENE, AND LEBANON  
202 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2025  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES 95 TO 98 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A 30-50% CHANCE FOR HIGH  
TEMPERATURES OF 100 DEGREES OR HOTTER ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY  
ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ110-113-119-131200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.XH.A.0001.250715T1900Z-250717T0700Z/  
PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN-OUTER SOUTHEAST  
PORTLAND METRO-WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON ABOVE 500 FT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANDY, CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN, CORBETT, SYLVAN  
HILL, BORING, ESTACADA, AND SKYLINE DRIVE  
202 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2025  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 90 TO  
100 DEGREES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTLAND METRO HILLS, AND WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF  
OREGON ABOVE 500 FT.  
 
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A 10% CHANCE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES  
OF 100 DEGREES OR HOTTER ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
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.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  
 
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