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You’ll want to read my feature story starting a series on service club organizations. This installment is called Who Are The Lions and What Do they Do?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. As you know, the government is big on using acronyms to represent a longer title. The National Weather Service uses many of them. What does the acronym “PIREP” represent? 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 Blue-Green Algae warning continues for Tenmile Lakes in Coos County, Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lost Creek Lake,  Devils Lake and Willow Creek Reservoir (NE Oregon). Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins, state public health officials said. The algae levels are likely associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets, as well as skin contact with water, should be avoided according to the authorities.
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An upper level low pressure trough (shaded “U” shape) is moving slowly eastward as a cold high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) slides in behind it. A frontal system is pushing through the Pacific Northwest adding even more moisture today, but midweek will see high pressure starting to take over and bring sunshine and much cooler temperatures.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.75 in. of rain possible) and this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog and cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy and colder with patchy fog and freezing fog late at night.
• Mostly sunny after patchy AM fog and freezing fog and freezing fog Thursday, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Thursday night.
• highs 55-45 lows 33-25.
• Patchy AM fog and freezing fog, mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear late Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 46-50 lows 27-30. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Rain today (0.30 in. of rain possible), coastal evening rain likely (60%) and a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight while evening rain inland and rain likely (60%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog and freezing fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog late at night.
• highs 56-50 warming to 53 Thursday lows 39-32.
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 54-58 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy and colder Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. today, 6,000 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. at night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 42-38 lows 28-20 warming to 26 Thursday night.
• Mostly sunny Friday, through Sunday with mostly clear skies at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday.
• free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Friday, 10,000 ft. at night, 11,000 ft. Saturday, 12,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, then 11,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 42-46 lows 29-32.