Feb
12.
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 by Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through Thursday show that a complex frontal system off the coast of Northern California and Southern Oregon pushing inland next Sunday through Tuesday.
ADVISORIES:
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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 THIS 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 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good 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:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy frost and fog tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday (Valentine’s Day), evening rain, just mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night.
- lows 32-39 cooling to 34 Sunday night highs 50-47 warming back to 50 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Tuesday and at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, rain Wednesday night.
- highs 47-43 warming to 45 Thursday lows 30-28 warming back to 30 Wednesday night. (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:.
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy dense evening fog continuing late tonight,
- Patchy dense fog, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday (snow level 3,500 ft.), cloudy with a (0%) chance of evening rain, rain late Friday night (snow level 3,500 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (snow level 3,500 ft), evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%), a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night.
- lows 37- 42 cooling to 38 Sunday night highs 52-49 warming back to 52 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy with rain (snow level 3,000 ft.) and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), then mostly cloudy with rain Monday night .
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Tuesday, rain at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday.
- 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:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight while partly cloudy with patchy dense late evening inland fog lasting through the night tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain while inland patchy dense AM fog with coastal rain and a bit cooler Friday afternoon while a (30%) chance of inland rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with coastal rain Friday night while inland evening rain likely (70%) and inland rain late Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday (Valentine’s Day), rain Saturday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night.
- lows 33-37 cooling to 35 Saturday night highs 55-54 warming to 57 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Wednesday, rain Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday.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:
- Partly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds and sun, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, no snow accumulation expected), rain and snow Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Saturday (Valentine’s Day), rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and with rain likely (70%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
- free air freezing level 6,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 4,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 4,500 ft. Saturday through Sunday night.
- lows 25-29 cooling to 27 Thursday night and Friday night highs 42-37 warming back to 42 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and with rain likely (70%) Monday (Presidents’ Day), snow and rain Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow Tuesday, snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow Wednesday, snow Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow Thursday.
- snow level 4,000 ft. Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night,at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night, 2,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then at the surface Thursday.
- highs 36-28 warming to 30 Wednesday cooling to 28 Thursday lows near 22.
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