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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the difference between a “Typhoon” and a “Hurricane”? Here is the correct answer. A tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 64 kt (74 mph or 119 km/hr) or more. The term hurricane is used for Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones east of the International Dateline to the Greenwich Meridian. The term typhoon is used for Pacific tropical cyclones north of the Equator west of the International Dateline. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you 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. Good luck.
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Don’t forget to “Fall Back” to Standard Time at bedtime tonight. The official time change is at 2 AM Sunday, but you don’t have to stay up that late to set your clocks back one hour. The Fire Department suggests that you check the batteries in your smoke detectors and replace them if necessary and the same goes for CO2 detectors and Radon detectors. Make sure they are working properly.
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A frontal system is moving into the Pacific Northwest allowing for a better chance of rain. There will be a chance of showers for and some sun breaks for the rest of the weekend into next week as a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shaped area with blue arrows in the Gulf of Alaska) continues to send waves of moisture at us. Another frontal system will push into Oregon Monday bringing another wave of rain.
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Here are your Saturday College Football Forecasts:
Ducks vs. USC at Los Angeles Coliseum 4:00 PM: Clear 67 cooling throughout the game, wind: WSW 5 mph.
Beavers vs. Arizona State at Reser Stadium 7:35 PM: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain or drizzle (20%) increasing to a good (50%) chance of light rain or drizzle as the game continues 58 cooling throughout the game, wind: S 5-10 mph.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, a (40%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy and a slight (20%) chance rain with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night with patchy fog late at night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, with patchy fog Sunday night, partly cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, then mostly cloudy Monday night highs 65-68 cooling to 64 Monday lows 52-49. Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and cooler Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Thursday evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Friday highs 64-50 lows 47-40. (seasonal averages high 58 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, patchy fog Sunday AM with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, AM fog, then mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night highs 62-65 lows 53-50. Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) and cooler Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday highs 59-52 lows 50-40. (seasonal averages high 58 low 44)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle tonight and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday and Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night highs 47-60 lows near 40. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night and Friday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 11,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 2,500 ft. Thursday, then at the surface Thursday night and Friday highs 57-35 lows 36-26.
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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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