Gas price update - NBC Right Now/KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA |

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington has dropped below $4 a gallon to $3.98.

That's a decline of 18 cents in a week and 26 cents in a month. The price in Washington is 47 cents higher than the national average.

Some metro prices from the AAA's survey for Monday:

Bellingham $4.10, Bremerton $3.94, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett $4.03, Tacoma $3.93, Olympia $3.95, Vancouver $3.90, Yakima $4.03, Tri-Cities $3.99, Spokane $3.88.

In Oregon: Portland $3.94, Salem $3.89, Eugene-Springfield $3.90, Medford-Ashland $3.96.