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* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives.

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oregon... Malheur River Near Vale affecting Malheur County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the reservoirs. For the Malheur River...including Vale...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Bully Creek, Agency Valley and Warm Springs Reservoirs need to release water to account for anticipated snowmelt and runoff for the spring. This will cause the Malheur River to exceed flood stage for minor flooding through much of next week. As of now, the anticipated releases are not expected to make the river exceed moderate flood stage. This will be monitored closely over the coming days. * WHERE...Malheur River near Vale. * WHEN...Until late Friday evening. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, Flood waters will rise above low spots on Copeland Road near Harper. Butte Drive will be flooded with water greater than 1 foot deep between the bridge and Foothill Drive. The area near the 36th Street Bridge upstream from Ontario will flood with water flowing over low spots on Malheur Drive. Debris damming on the 36th Street Bridge may be a problem. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM MST Sunday /9:30 AM PST Sunday/ the stage was 20.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:30 AM MST Sunday /9:30 AM PST Sunday/ was 20.1 feet. - Forecast...The river will oscillate around flood stage with a maximum value of 20.9 feet late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 19.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.1 feet on 03/05/1983. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives. NOTE: Razor clammers beware.

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives. NOTE: Razor clammers beware.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Oregon... Malheur River Near Vale affecting Malheur County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the reservoirs. For the Malheur River...including Vale...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Bully Creek, Agency Valley and Warm Springs Reservoirs need to release water to account for anticipated snowmelt and runoff for the spring. This will cause the Malheur River to exceed flood stage for minor flooding through much of next week. As of now, the anticipated releases are not expected to make the river exceed moderate flood stage at this time. This will be monitor closely over the coming days. * WHERE...Malheur River near Vale. * WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Flooding of some county roads near the river will occur, including Westfall Road near Harper. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:30 PM MST Saturday /3:30 PM PST Saturday/ the stage was 19.7 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:30 PM MST Saturday /3:30 PM PST Saturday/ was 19.7 feet. - Forecast...The river will oscillate above flood stage with a maximum value of 20.5 feet Monday afternoon. It will fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 19.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.5 feet on 01/03/1997. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives. NOTE: Razor clammers beware.

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives. NOTE: Razor clammers beware.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Oregon... Malheur River Near Vale affecting Malheur County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the reservoirs. For the Malheur River...including Vale...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Bully Creek, Agency Valley and Warm Springs Reservoirs need to release water to account for anticipated snowmelt and runoff for the spring. This will cause the Malheur River to exceed flood stage for minor flooding through much of next week. As of now, the anticipated releases is not expected to make the river exceed moderate flood stage at this time. This will be monitor closely over the coming days. * WHERE...Malheur River near Vale. * WHEN...From this morning to Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.5 feet, Flooding of some county roads near the river will occur, including Westfall Road near Harper. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 AM MST Saturday /7:30 AM PST Saturday/ the stage was 19.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 AM MST Saturday /7:30 AM PST Saturday/ was 19.6 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 20.0 feet tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall late Monday morning. It will rise to 19.8 feet Tuesday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon to 18.6 feet Saturday, March 08. It will then rise again but remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 19.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 20.1 feet on 02/08/1951. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives. NOTE: Razor clammers beware.

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives. NOTE: Razor clammers beware.

* WHAT...Visibility as low as a quarter mile in areas of dense fog. * WHERE...Admiralty Inlet Area, Hood Canal Area, Bellevue and Vicinity, Bremerton and Vicinity, East Puget Sound Lowlands, Everett and Vicinity, Seattle and Vicinity, Southwest Interior, and Tacoma Area. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

Through 8AM...areas of dense freezing fog will impact travel across portions of Northeastern Washington and North Idaho. At 545 AM, a weather spotter reported very low visibility along sections of I-90 through Coeur d'Alene. Satellite and cameras revealed additional fog banks impacting sections of US 95 between Rathdrum and Bonners Ferry and Highway 20 along the Pend Oreille River. Motorists should be prepared for rapid fluctuations in visibility to a 1/4 mile or lower along with slick conditions on untreated roadways.

Patchy freezing fog with visibilities of a half mile or less have been observed via area webcams and Washington DOT weather sensors along Highway 240 between Hanford and Richland. These conditions are expected to persist and extend to areas of Interstate 182 into the early morning hours. Motorists are urged to use caution if traveling in these areas before 8 AM this morning.

Patchy dense fog with visibilities of a half mile or less have been observed via area webcams and Washington DOT weather sensors along Highway 12 between Reese and College Place. These conditions are expected to persist and expand along the corridor, potentially making it into Walla Walla during the early morning hours. Motorists are urged to use caution if traveling in these areas before 9 AM this morning.

Patchy freezing fog with visibilities of a half mile or less have been observed via area webcams and Washington DOT weather sensors along Interstate 82 near Prosser. These conditions are expected to persist through the morning and expand between Zillah and Benton City during the early morning hours. Motorists are urged to use caution if traveling in these areas before 9 AM this morning.

* WHAT...A high risk of sneaker waves. * WHERE...Beaches along Curry County. The highest risk will be to west-facing beaches. * WHEN...From 8 PM PST this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can run up significantly farther on beaches than normal, including over rocks and jetties. These waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the cold ocean waters, resulting in serious injury or death. Waves may also lift driftwood logs, trapping anyone caught underneath. * View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives.

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives.

* WHAT...Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE...North and Central Coast of Oregon, and South Washington Coast. * WHEN...From 3 AM PST Saturday through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Waves can run up significantly farther on a beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties. Sneaker waves can suddenly knock people off of their feet and quickly pull them into the frigid ocean which may lead to serious injury or drowning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Keep children and pets away from the surf zone. Keep off of jetties, rocks and logs near the surf zone. If you see someone swept into the sea do not swim in after them. Call 911 and keep an eye on them until help arrives.