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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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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) has settled in across the Pacific Northwest giving us a pretty stable mild weather pattern. The Autumnal Equinox occurs at 2:05 AM PDT Friday, but it will still feel like late Summer. We could see some precipitation pushing through the Pacific Northwest by the end of the weekend into early next week as a frontal system moves in Sunday.
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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 clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Thursday through Friday night lows 45-55 highs 83-85. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon, and Monday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 82-73 warming to 78 Tuesday lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday night lows 52-57 highs 89-86. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon through Tuesday AM, then just partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon highs 86-78 lows 52-56. (seasonal averages high 78 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night and Friday AM, then mostly cloudy Friday afternoon and night lows 48-54 highs 66-63. Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon through Tuesday highs near 65 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday through Friday with mostly clear nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night lows 44-50 highs 72-79. Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon through Monday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon through Tuesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night, then a snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Tuesday highs 73-59 warming to near 70 Tuesday lows near 46.
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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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