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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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No winner this week. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. 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? Here is the correct answer. A PIREP is a pilot Report. A report of inflight weather by an aircraft pilot or crew member. A complete coded report includes the following information in this order: location and/or extent of reported weather phenomenon: type of aircraft (only with reports turbulence or icing). I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question starting 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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Advisories:

• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST

A Blue-Green Algae warning  has been cancelled for Devils Lake while the warning continues for Tenmile Lakes in Coos County, Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lost Creek 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) is still controlling our weather. An upper level low (shaded “U” shape) will slide to the east well south of us, but we could see clouds and a chance of showers as it sends moisture at us from the south.

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

• Sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly sunny after patchy AM fog Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night.
• highs 46-49 lows 29-32.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), then mostly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday
• highs 45-50 lows 32-37. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36).

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of inland AM fog and freezing fog today with patchy coastal fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog late tonight while mostly clear inland with patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog and lingering afternoon fog while patchy fog and sunny inland Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening,  mostly cloudy with patchy fog while patchy inland fog late Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night.
• highs 58-56 lows near 39.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) through Saturday.
• highs 56-50 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Sunny today and Monday, clear tonight, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 9,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Monday, 9,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs near 46 lows 27-32.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
• free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. at night, 6,000 ft. Thursday,  6,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, then snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs near 43 lows near 32.