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A high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape) turned our airflow more from over the ocean (the term for that is flattening as it lost it’s hump), for more rain chances because it is pumping subtropical moisture into the Pacific Northwest. Since the moisture feed is coming from Hawaii it is nick-named “The Pineapple Express.” Behind the ridge is an upper level low (shaded “U” shape on previous graphic). A frontal system moved through and another is following right behind it. The wet weather pattern will last through Halloween. Prepare your Trick-or-Treaters for the wet weather. We could see at least one dry day on Thursday.
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Advisories: A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain this AM and rain likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday evening (Halloween), showers late Wednesday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night highs 70-60 lows 52-42. Just mostly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday highs 62-65 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 60 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal rain today with AM rain inland and rain likely (60%) this afternoon (0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), coastal rain with a (40%) chance of rain inland tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday (0.60 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday evening (Halloween), showers late Wednesday night (0.45 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night highs 64-57 lows 56-46 . Just mostly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday highs 59-63 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain likely (60%) today (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night, rain Wednesday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon and in the evening (Halloween), mostly cloudy with showers and colder late Wednesday night, rain and snow showers Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night highs 53-42 lows 42-33. A mix of clouds an sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, 8,000 ft. Saturday, then above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday highs 49-53 lows 36-42 cooling to 35 Sunday night.
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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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