Feb
11.
The Jet Stream is not sending more moisture to the Pacific Northwest for the time being. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system along the coast ready to move into the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7 Saturday through Wednesday show that a cold front will be pushing through Oregon Saturday and another front off the coast of Northern California and Southern Oregon next Tuesday.
ADVISORIES:
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST, THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- 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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SKI REPORT:
Willamette Pass Ski: Temporarily on hold due to weather conditions.
Hoodoo Ski: Temporarily closed due to weather conditions.Waiting for more snow.
Mt. Ashland Ski: Paused ski area operations indefinitely due to the warmer weather and lack of snow cover.
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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 70 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 76 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:
- Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy patchy fog tonight with patchy frost late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM frost and patchy fog, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and patchy frost late Thursday night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday (Valentine’s Day), then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday night.
- lows 32-38 cooling to 35 Saturday night highs 53-48.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely(70%) Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs 49-48 lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35).
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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.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:.
- Mostly clear with this evening, partly cloudy with patchy dense fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy dense AM fog, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Friday, a good (50%) of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late Friday night (snow level 3,500 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon, rain likely (70%) late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night.
- lows 37- 36 warming to 39 Friday night cooling to 38 Saturday night highs 53-50.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain (snow level 3,000 ft.) and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with rain Monday night 2,900 ft. falling to 2,300 ft. late Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit warmer Tuesday (snow level 2,100 ft.), rain likely (70%) Tuesday night (snow level 2,200 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then rain Wednesday afternoon (snow level 1,900 ft. rising to 2,800 ft. in the afternoon).
- highs 49-56 cooling to lows 38-35 (seasonal averages high 53 low 37).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly clear with this evening, most cloudy with patchy dense inland fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM inland fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain and patchy inland fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late Thursday night with patchy inland fog,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain while patchy AM inland fog and a (40%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Friday afternoon, coastal rain at night while inland evening rain likely (70%), mostly cloudy with rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (Valentine’s Day) and in the evening, then rain likely (70%) late Saturday night.
- lows 37-35 warming to 40 Friday night cooling to 38 Saturday night highs 56-55.
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Wednesday.
- highs 55-53 warming to 54 Wednesday lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
- AM clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday afternoon, rain and snow showers Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers Saturday (Valentine’s Day), then rain and snow likely (70%) at night.
- free air freezing level 7,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late tonight, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late Thursday night, snow level 4,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 4,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
- lows 29-24 warming to 29 Friday night cooling to 28 Saturday night warming to 28 Friday night highs 42-38.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain likely (70%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), snow and rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow Tuesday, snow likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain Wednesday.
- snow level 4,00 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night, 2,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 2,500 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 39-32 warming to 35 Wednesday lows 26-22.
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