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We have a winner.
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Congratulations to Michael Moore for being the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s quiz. Here is the question again. Skylab was the first space laboratory the United States sent into orbit. Due to engine failure it fell out of orbit and broke up on its way back to the surface. There was a plan to save Skylab by taking a rocket pack up to boost the orbit. That plan failed. What was the plan and why didn’t that engine make it into space to save Skylab? here is Michael’s answer. “The station was no longer on the orbital freeway. The shuttle was just about to become a big thing and the station was not convenient to slight operations for the shuttle (based on its orbit). The shuttle program was the future, so the funds for getting a rocket up there took a back seat in the budget. Now they’ve both gotten away from us.” And here is my response. Michael, Your answer is so close that I’ll have to give you the win. There was a plan to get an engine up to Skylab but it was too costly. The decision was made to us the first shuttle mission to take the engine up and attach it. The big problem turned out to be delays in getting the shuttle ready. Time ran out, Skylab’s orbit decayed, and it plummeted back to earth. As the first person to post the correct answer just go to the contact section of this site and email me when you are ready to decide when to use your week of forecasts. Congratulations. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The jet stream has settled down and will keep our weather pretty stable for most of the week as a high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) builds in. A frontal system is falling apart as it comes through just like the one Saturday giving us the Autumn weather for one more day anyway. That will change back Tuesday and continue through Friday when the Autumnal Equinox occurs at 2:05 AM PDT we will still have pleasant sunshine and comfortable temperatures.
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Here are your detailed forecasts.**
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle or sprinkles with patchy fog this AM into early afternoon, mostly cloudy this afternoon, becoming mostly clear and cooler tonight with patchy fog late at night and early Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, then partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 79-84 lows 44-48. Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday highs 82-78 lows 48-54. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night highs 78-88 lows 50-55. Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday highs 86-80 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 78 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog early this AM, cloudy this afternoon, AM clouds then mostly sunny inland this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night highs 66-63 lows 52-54. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday highs 64-60 warming to near 64 Saturday and Sunday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this AM into early afternoon, a mix of clouds this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday with mostly clear Tuesday night then partly cloudy Wednesday night snow level 8,000 ft. today rising to 13,000 ft. in the afternoon, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. at night through Wednesday night highs 64-75 lows 42-49. Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 15,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 14,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs 74-70 lows 48-45.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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