- Develop enhancements to existing weather radar, and to design and test a new radar system.
- Develop and test tools to improve forecasts and warnings.
- Develop hydrometeorology tools for severe storm monitoring and prediction
- Carry out field research to improve the basic understanding of severe storm processes.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Clear this evening, cloudy late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, increasing clouds to partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night lows near 52 highs near 80. Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, then mostly sunny Friday afternoon and Saturday with partly cloudy skies Friday night highs 82-80 then back to 82 Saturday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy late in the afternoon and in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Monday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night lows near 56 highs 82-78 warming to 83 Monday. Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Wednesday through Thursday, partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Thursday night and Friday, then partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night and Saturday highs 85-92 lows 53-57. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Monday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night lows near 55 highs near 64. Partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM and late night drizzle Wednesday through Friday night and a slight (20%) of lingering afternoon drizzle, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle again Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon highs near 64 lows 53-56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, mostly sunny Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday,then 14,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night lows 43-46 highs near 72. Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, then mostly sunny Friday afternoon and Saturday with mostly clear skies Friday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Saturday highs 72-68 warming to 75 Saturday lows near 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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