Nov
03.
A surface low and it’s associated fronts are headed for Pacific Northwest and will give us more waves of moisture. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system pushing through the Pacific North West Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7 Friday through Tuesday show a frontal system that is sliding in Friday. Another frontal system will be poised offshore next Monday then moving through next Tuesday.
ADVISORIES
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND JACKSON COUNTY.
- A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
- A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
- A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
- A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 59 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 65 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 56 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon and evening, showers late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
- highs 62-59 lows 50-47.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Monday.
- highs 59-57 warming to 60 Sunday and Monday lows 39-43 (seasonal averages high 57 low 39).
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HOME WOOD HEATING ADVISORY:
EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD: GREEN – FIREPLACE AND WOOD STOVE BURNING IS ALLOWED.
OAKRIDGE: GREEN – FIREPLACE AND WOOD STOVE BURNING IS ALLOWED.
NOTE: Use of Pellet stoves is allowed all of the time.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 th:
Ducks vs Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium- Iowa City, Game time: 12:30 pm PST: Weather Forecast: Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.
Beavers vs Sam Houston Bearcats at Reser Stadium- Game Time: 7:00 pm PST: Weather Forecast: Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain this afternoon, rain and breezy tonight (Wind: SE 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph increasing to 40 mph late tonight),
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Wednesday and in the evening, then rain likely (70%) late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit warmer with rain Thursday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Thursday night.
- highs 62-59 lows 53-50 Thursday night.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 57-66 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 58 low 42).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain this afternoon and evening, coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while rain inland rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight, Windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to near 50 mph),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday, evening showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, coastal rain late at night while inland rain likely (70%) late Wednesday night, breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and breezy Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
- highs 64-60 warming to 62 Thursday night lows 55- 52 warming to 53 Thursday night.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 59-68 lows 55- 42 warming to 49 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a bit cooler with a rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.50 in.of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, evening showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers late at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday and Thursday night.
- snow level 6,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. this afternoon, 8,000 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday, then 8,000 ft. Thursday night.
- highs 47-43 lows 38-35 warming to 36 Thursday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow and warmer Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) of snow Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of snow Monday.
- snow level 6,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 7,500 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,500 ft. Monday.
- highs 42-54 cooling to 47 Monday lows 29-36.
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