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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

Current Gradients

NZUS01 KPQR 171713 DIENTS ** PQR GRADIENT TABLE 07/17/24 17Z ** 171713Z 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 17/17 +3.1 +2.5 +2.7 +0.4 +2.1 -1.3 +0.6 -3.7 -2.2 +3.1 +1.4 +5.2 17/15 +2.9 +2.0 +2.7 +0.2 +1.8 +0.1 +0.9 -3.0 -1.7 +3.0 +1.1 +4.2 17/13 +2.5 +2.5 +2.6 -0.1 +2.6 -1.2 0.0 -3.3 -1.2 +2.6 +0.9 +4.6 17/11 +2.6 +1.4 +2.7 -0.1 +1.5 0.0 +1.2 -3.8 -2.8 +3.7 +1.2 +4.6 17/09 +3.9 +1.9 +4.0 -0.1 +2.0 -0.8 +2.0 -4.3 -2.5 +3.7 +1.4 +5.4 17/07 +4.3 +1.5 +4.4 -0.1 +1.6 +1.5 +2.8 -5.6 -3.7 +4.4 +2.4 +3.7 17/05 +4.8 +3.3 +5.1 -0.3 +3.6 +1.2 +1.5 -6.8 -2.8 +4.8 +2.9 +5.2 17/03 +4.6 +5.6 +4.4 +0.2 +5.4 -0.9 -1.0 -7.3 -1.7 +4.0 +4.7 +2.4 17/01 +3.9 +5.5 +4.1 -0.2 +5.7 -1.2 -1.6 -8.2 -4.6 +3.9 +6.8 +6.4 16/23 +3.1 +5.0 +1.8 +1.3 +3.7 -1.1 -1.9 -6.3 -4.9 +1.8 +5.6 +4.3 16/21 +2.3 +4.2 +1.0 +1.3 +2.9 -1.6 -1.9 -5.2 -4.1 +0.7 +4.0 +3.3 16/19 +2.1 +3.2 0.0 +2.1 +1.1 -1.2 -1.1 -3.8 -3.5 -0.4 +2.5 +1.7 16/17 +0.8 +1.7 -0.6 +1.4 +0.3 -1.3 -0.9 -3.0 -2.8 -1.3 +1.2 +1.0 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 17/17 +1.7 0.0 +4.2 +3.8 +2.3 +4.9 +1.0 +3.9 +5.2 +4.2 0.0 +4.2 17/15 +1.6 +0.3 +4.3 +3.1 +1.6 +3.8 +0.9 +2.9 +5.0 +4.1 -0.2 +4.3 17/13 +2.6 -0.9 +4.0 +3.7 +1.9 +2.8 +0.9 +1.9 +3.9 +3.0 -0.5 +3.5 17/11 +3.8 -1.3 +4.5 +3.4 +1.8 +5.3 +3.5 +1.8 +6.1 +2.6 -0.2 +2.8 17/09 +2.6 -0.3 +4.4 +4.0 +2.9 +4.8 +2.0 +2.8 +5.8 +3.8 -0.7 +4.5 17/07 +3.4 -1.4 +5.2 +1.3 +2.1 +5.5 +4.2 +1.3 +7.0 +2.8 -0.2 +3.0 17/05 +5.4 -3.5 +5.4 +2.3 +0.8 +3.9 +4.7 -0.8 +5.9 +1.2 +0.2 +1.0 17/03 +3.1 -3.8 +4.7 -2.3 +0.6 +1.7 +2.4 -0.7 +3.9 +1.5 +0.4 +1.1 17/01 +1.0 -3.9 +4.5 -0.4 +0.6 +1.3 +2.1 -0.8 +3.7 +1.6 +0.3 +1.3 16/23 -0.4 -3.4 +2.7 -1.3 +0.4 +1.2 +1.5 -0.3 +3.3 +1.8 +0.4 +1.4 16/21 -0.5 -2.8 +1.7 -0.7 +0.4 +1.0 +0.6 +0.4 +2.4 +1.8 +0.2 +1.6 16/19 -0.7 -2.2 +0.6 -0.8 +0.5 +1.5 +0.7 +0.8 +2.2 +1.5 +0.1 +1.4 16/17 -0.4 -2.1 +0.5 -0.2 +0.4 +1.7 +0.5 +1.2 +1.8 +1.3 +0.1 +1.2 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 17/17 +1.0 +0.9 -0.1 +0.6 -0.1 +0.3 +2.1 +2.3 +1.8 -2.5 M +1.4 17/15 +0.6 +0.7 -0.3 -0.2 -1.2 -1.1 +1.2 +1.1 +1.5 -2.0 M +1.0 17/13 +1.2 +1.1 M +0.5 -0.7 M +2.6 +1.2 +1.3 -2.5 M +2.1 17/11 +1.3 +1.3 -0.1 +0.7 -0.5 -0.3 +1.9 +2.2 +1.7 -2.6 M +1.3 17/09 0.0 +0.4 -0.6 -0.1 -0.7 -0.6 +2.5 +2.5 +1.9 -2.6 M +1.8 17/07 +0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -1.1 -1.4 +2.2 +1.3 +2.3 -3.0 M -0.9 17/05 +0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.4 -1.4 -1.7 +2.7 0.0 +3.7 -2.7 M +0.6 17/03 0.0 -0.7 +0.1 -0.7 -1.9 -2.1 +2.9 -0.5 +4.0 -3.1 M -2.0 17/01 0.0 -0.8 +0.3 -1.0 -2.2 -2.5 +3.2 -0.6 +7.1 -3.2 M +1.5 16/23 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -1.2 -2.1 -2.3 +3.6 -0.8 +7.3 -1.3 M +0.3 16/21 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 -1.0 -1.8 -1.9 +3.6 -0.6 +5.5 -1.5 M +1.0 16/19 -0.5 -0.6 M -0.9 -1.5 M +3.0 -0.3 +3.6 -1.0 M +1.3 16/17 -0.8 -0.7 M -0.8 -1.7 M +2.9 -0.3 +2.3 -0.8 M +0.9

24 Hour Change

NZUS02 KPQR 171713 24HCHG **** 24 HR CHANGE (TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT RH PRESSURE AND WIND) **** 17Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND UIL 62 -5 59 0 90 +15 162 -0.4 19006 00000 HQM 58 0 56 -1 93 -3 181 +1.1 21011 00000 AST 62 -1 55 -3 78 -6 168 +1.1 21009G18 35005 TMK 61 -3 61 -3 100 0 183 +2.7 24007 00000 ONP 59 +5 52 0 78 -15 190 +2.7 21010 22008 OTH 56 -1 52 +1 86 +6 189 +2.9 28006 28010 BOK 56 +4 52 0 86 -14 193 +2.2 17006 16004 ACV 57 +2 52 -1 83 -10 193 +1.9 25005 19003 17Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND BLI 72 +5 60 0 66 -12 152 -2.2 16004 19004 CLM 64 -11 56 +1 75 +25 153 -2.0 30007 07004 NUW 64 +7 57 +3 78 -12 154 -2.3 29005 VRB03 SEA 69 -4 56 +2 63 +12 158 -1.5 22008 02006 SHN 62 -12 56 -3 81 +22 157 +0.1 25012G21 VRB05 OLM 65 -8 56 -3 73 +11 158 -0.8 21007 00000 CLS 66 -2 59 -4 78 -6 159 -0.7 33003 03004 17Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND KLS 67 -3 56 -3 68 0 167 +0.2 31003 27005 SPB M M M M M M M M VRB03 02006 HIO 69 -6 55 -4 61 +3 155 +0.8 00000 11004 VUO 70 -2 54 -5 57 -7 163 +0.6 VRB05 30005 PDX 70 -3 53 -6 55 -7 158 +0.6 20005 28004 TTD 72 -1 56 -4 57 -7 158 +0.7 VRB04 21005 UAO 65 -9 54 -5 68 +9 166 +1.5 19007 01003 MMV 65 -10 54 -5 68 +10 162 +1.5 19009 00000 SLE 65 -12 52 -6 63 +11 166 +2.0 17004 36007 CVO 64 -12 53 -6 67 +11 177 +2.6 00000 03006 EUG 64 -13 52 -6 65 +13 175 +2.7 17005 34008 RBG 62 -16 53 0 72 +30 171 +3.4 01004 00000 SXT MISSING MFR 76 -3 43 -7 31 -5 146 +1.7 06004 35005 RDD 77 -6 45 -8 32 -4 152 +2.2 24005 18004 17Z TMP CHG DPT CHG RH CHG PRS CHG WND YDA WND SMP 71 +4 52 +6 51 +4 167 -1.5 00000 VRB03 EAT 78 +1 49 -2 36 -4 137 -0.7 00000 30011 YKM 83 +2 52 +3 34 +1 126 -1.7 27008 28006 RRW MISSING 4S2 70 -3 63 +11 78 +30 139 -1.3 00000 00000 DLS 72 -7 60 +4 66 +21 116 -2.3 33014G21 00000 RDM 83 -1 48 +10 30 +11 137 -1.3 00000 00000 BDN 81 -3 46 +14 29 +14 M M VRB04 VRB04 LMT 75 -1 38 -10 26 -11 151 -0.8 10003 VRB04 GEG 82 0 54 +10 38 +12 147 -0.8 06006 00000 PDT 85 +1 45 +7 25 +6 119 -2.1 01004 16003 BNO 78 +1 50 +12 37 +13 154 -2.5 15007 19003

Latest Wind/Sea Summary

NZUS10 KPQR 171721 OMRAST NORTHEAST PACIFIC HOURLY REGIONAL BUOY OBSERVATIONS 171721Z 46184 291700Z 04'08 A47 S48 1019.4 +0.6/53.9N 138.9W 46004 181900Z OLD DATA /50.9N 136.1W 46036 171600Z 1816G19 KT 07'08 1012.3 +1.0/48.4N 133.9W 46005 171650Z 1608G12 KT 04'17 A59 S63 1015.9 /46.1N 131.1W 46002 241850Z 1825G33 KT 08'07 A66 D63 993.7 /42.7N 130.5W 46006 171650Z 2010G12 KT 07'17 A67 D66 S68 1012.3 /40.8N 137.4W 46059 041850Z 0216G21 KT 10'08 A62 D58 S61 1018.3 /38.1N 130.0W 46087 171700Z 2312G14 KT 1015.6 +0.6/WEST STRAIT JDF 46088 171700Z 2508G12 KT A56 D55 S56 1015.3 0.0/EAST STRAIT JDF SISW1 171700Z 2408G08 KT A58 1015.1 +0.3/SMITH ISLAND WPOW1 171700Z 1606G07 PK 10KT A65 D62 1015.0 +0.4/WEST POINT EBSW1 021836Z OLD DATA /SEATTLE NOS TCMW1 171648Z 2807G08 KT A65 /TACOMA MET 46207 082300Z OLD DATA /50.9N 129.9W 46132 171700Z 2912G14 KT 04'10 A59 S55 1015.4 +0.4/49.8N 127.9W 46206 171700Z 1306G06 KT 03'10 A54 S55 1015.6 +0.8/VANCOUVER ISL. LAPW1 171636Z 1805G06 KT A54 S49 1016.1 /LA PUSH NOS DESW1 171700Z 1712G16 PK 16KT 1016.6 +1.1/DESTRUCTION ISL. 46041 171700Z 1510G14 KT A54 1017.1 +1.0/CAPE ELIZABETH 46099 171400Z 1704 KT A54 S54 1014.9 +0.0/WESTPORT SHELF 46100 171500Z 2802 KT A56 S56 1014.6 -0.2/WESTPORT OFSHR WPTW1 171636Z 1810G16 KT A54 S57 1017.3 /WESTPORT NOS 46211 061826Z 04'07 S56 /GRAYS HARBOR TOKW1 171648Z 2107G11 KT A57 S62 1018.7 /TOKE POINT NOS 82SW1 171700Z 0000 KT /CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 46248 171656Z 05'18 S58 /ASTORIA CANYON 46029 171700Z 1814G17 KT A56 D56 S57 1017.5 +1.4/COLUMBIA RIVER 46243 171656Z 05'17 S54 /CLATSOP SP. BUOY 3CLO3 171700Z 1915 PK 18KT /CLATSOP SPIT ASTO3 102030Z OLD DATA /TONGUE POINT NOS 46096 191600Z OLD DATA /COL. R. ENTRANCE 46089 020650Z OLD DATA /45.9N 125.8W 46278 171700Z 04'10 A53 S51 /TILLAMOOK S.JETY GARO3 171630Z 1411 KT /GARIBALDI TLBO3 231600Z S59 1019.4 /GARIBALDI NOS 46050 171650Z 1710G12 KT 04'17 A53 S51 1017.4 /STONEWALL BANK SBEO3 171648Z 1018.4 /SOUTH BEACH NOS NWPO3 171700Z 2008G10 PK 11KT A55 /NEWPORT 46097 171500Z 1608 KT A52 S49 1016.9 +0.8/NEWPORT SHELF 46098 171500Z 1810 KT A54 S54 1016.6 +0.6/WALDPORT OFSHR FCGO3 201735Z 0605 KT /FLORENCE METAR K6S2 171715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC013 14/13 A3008 RMK AO2 46229 171656Z 04'17 S52 /UMPQUA OFSHR CHAO3 171636Z 2403G05 KT S50 1017.4 /CHARLESTON NOS PORO3 171648Z 2209G10 KT A54 S53 1018.7 /PORT ORFORD NOS METAR K4S1 271459Z AUTO 21009KT 3SM BR SCT018 BKN032 BKN075 11/10 A3009 RMK AO2 46027 171700Z 1208G10 KT A54 D51 S52 1018.8 +1.0/PT. ST. GEORGE 46022 171700Z 1508G10 KT A56 D53 S58 1019.1 +0.8/40.7N 124.5W CECC1 171648Z 1704G07 KT A56 S60 1019.2 /CRESCENT CITY LOPW1 171648Z S71 1015.8 /LONGVIEW NOS

Pressure Changes

NZUS13 KPQR 171724 PRSCHG **** PRESSURE CHANGES AT 17Z 07/17/24 **** STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG 005 159 +0.3 +0.6 +0.6 002 MISSING 006 123 +0.2 +0.6 +0.1 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG WRU 158 +0.4 +0.3 +1.5 WEB 155 -0.3 +1.3 +2.2 TTI MISSING UIL 162 +0.2 +0.6 +1.4 041 171 +0.1 +0.9 +1.6 HQM 181 +0.8 +1.8 +2.1 029 175 0.0 +1.3 +1.1 AST 168 -0.1 +1.0 +0.8 089 MISSING TMK 183 +0.4 +1.0 +1.0 ONP 190 +0.4 +1.1 +1.4 NWP MISSING 050 174 +0.2 +0.9 +1.8 OTH 189 +0.3 +1.0 +1.4 015 MISSING BOK 193 +0.2 M +1.7 CEC MISSING ACV 193 +0.4 +1.1 +1.9 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG YZT 160 -0.4 +0.1 +0.7 YQQ 148 0.0 +0.5 +1.4 WEL 150 +0.2 +0.7 +1.7 YVR 147 -0.3 +0.4 +1.4 YYJ 147 +0.1 +0.4 +1.4 FHR 149 -0.3 +0.1 +1.5 CLM 153 0.0 +0.7 +1.8 BLI 152 -0.1 +0.4 +1.7 NUW 154 +0.2 +0.3 +1.8 PAE 148 0.0 -0.4 +1.0 SEA 158 +0.9 +0.6 +2.0 OLM 158 -0.1 +0.9 +1.6 CLS 159 -0.7 +1.0 +0.3 KLS 167 0.0 +0.1 +0.8 SPB MISSING PDX 158 0.0 +0.7 +3.3 HIO 155 -0.1 +0.3 +3.0 UAO 166 -0.1 +0.3 +2.2 MMV 162 -0.2 +0.3 +2.5 SLE 166 +0.1 +0.7 +1.9 CVO 177 0.0 +0.7 +1.6 EUG 175 0.0 +0.4 +1.2 RBG 171 0.0 +0.4 +1.3 SXT MISSING MFR 146 -0.3 -0.1 +1.4 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG SMP 167 +0.3 0.0 +1.6 TTD 158 -0.3 +0.3 +3.1 STN PRES 1HR CHG 3HR CHG 6HR CHG DLS 116 +0.3 +0.5 +1.7 PDT 119 -1.3 -0.8 +1.2