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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “the Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure is bringing a strong fetch of subtropical moisture at us from the “Pineapple Express.” The mountains will be getting snow, but it is questionable whether it will be enough to allow opening local ski areas. Not enough snow for Hoodoo or Willamette Pass Ski to open, but there has been enough for Mt. Ashland to open for business today. The new snow in the mountains will be rain in the valleys which has the potential for causing flooding.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield:The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 4 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST THROUGH THE CASCADES.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy today (1.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), tonight (1.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Sunday, possibly heavy at times in the AM, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then a (30%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 53-55 lows 52-48.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 54-42 lows 43-32. (seasonal averages high 45 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.85 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Sunday, heavy at times in the AM, and rain at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain Monday night.
• highs 54-59 lows 52-48.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and at night,
• Rain likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 55-45 lows 46-32. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, today (2.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times again, tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Rain Sunday, possibly heavy at times in the AM, rain at night,
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 57-59 lows 55-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve), a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 57-47 lows 49-39. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this AM, rain this afternoon (1.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), and breezy (Wind: Sw 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (2.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Sunday and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Sunday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. this afternoon, 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 40-43 lows 37-34.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night (Christmas Eve),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day), then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 2,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then at the surface Friday.
• highs 43-32  lows 32-22.

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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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