- 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: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night lows 53-50 highs 78-82. Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday with partly cloudy skies Friday night and mostly clear skies Saturday night highs 82-86 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight 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 and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with possible lingering fog Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night lows 55-53 highs 80-83. Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog and possible lingering afternoon fog Thursday and Thursday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Thursday night and Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night and Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, then mostly sunny Monday highs 84-94 cooling to near 90 Sunday lows 56-60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight 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 in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Saturday afternoon lows near 55 highs 65-63. 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, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, then mostly sunny Sunday afternoon highs 64-66 cooling to 62 Sunday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with mostly clear nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight 13,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday night lows near 45 highs 69-73 . Mostly sunny Thursday through Sunday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday, 15,000 ft. Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, then 15,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday highs 72-77 lows 45-49.
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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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