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Here is my weather quiz question for this week. This is your last chance to win this week. There has been heated discussion and much research into “Global Warming.” We’ve heard of the disadvantages of the phenomenon, but what would be the “advantages” of “Global Warming?” 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. Good luck.
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Advisories: A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES OF OREGON INTO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH THROUGH LA PINE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. TO SEE SPECIFIC DETAILS GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT PORTLAND RED FLAG WARNING PAGE.
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows moving over Western Canada) is far enough North to allow a low pressure area to undercut the ridge increasing the onshore and southerly flow which is giving us more clouds, morning fog and and cooling temperatures. There will be a change in the weather pattern as we get into the end of the weekend. A cold front will fall apart as it moves toward the Pacific Northwest Monday with little effect.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy tonight, sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Monday night lows 48-44 warming to 49 Monday night highs 72-76. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday highs 80-73 warming to near 76 Friday lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night, cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday, then cloudy with patchy fog Monday night lows near 50 highs 65-62. Cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Friday highs 60-64 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday, 11,000 ft. Sunday night, then 12,000 ft. Monday and Monday night lows 42-36 warming to 42 Monday night highs 63-60 warming to 66 Monday. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 65-68 lows near 43.
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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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