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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column To Warn Or Not To Warn, Is That The Question?

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

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The jet stream is sending moisture straight at us from over the Pacific Ocean. A cold front, which slowed down as it moved up to the coast, is responsible for bringing back the rain. Another frontal system will approach the the Pacific Northwest Sunday increasing our chances for rain. Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt. Ashland are all still closed for now. They say they will be opening again when enough snow falls. Check their websites for conditions and specific schedules.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 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 1 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 Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE TONIGHT THROUGH UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING AFFECTING COOS COUNTY AND THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT AFFECTING COOS COUNTY FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
• A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR RAPID RISES FOR LINCOLN COUNTY, WESTERN TILLAMOOK COUNTY, AND NORTHWESTERN LANE COUNTY.
• AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTY, COOS COUNTY, DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR  CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS  COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR , NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES,  THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• 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 today (0.50 in. of rain possible), occasional rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Saturday (0.50 in. of rain possible), more rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night) Saturday night,
• Cloudy with rain Sunday (0.35 in. of rain possible) and Sunday night (0.30 in. of rain possible).
• highs near 56 lows 48-45.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday and breezy, showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night,
• Areas of morning and late night fog, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night and Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs near 54 lows 42-39. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.65 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), and tonight (0.45 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Saturday, rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) late Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with rain Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday night.
• highs 58-60 lows near 48.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, showers likely (60%)  Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs 54-58 lows 43-40 warming back to 43 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, (1.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland) today, rain tonight (0.70 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to 20-30 mph late while S 10-20 mph inland),
• Rain Saturday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), then rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph shifting to S 5-10 mph) Saturday night,
• Then rain Sunday (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy Sunday night.
• highs 57-62 lows 53-50 warming back to 53 Sunday night.
• Rain and breezy Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, just partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy Thursday.
• highs 55-60 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) today and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph) tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Saturday, rain and snow and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph shifting to S 5-15 mph late) Saturday night,
• Rain Sunday and Sunday night.
• snow level 7,500 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 6,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, then 8,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 43-46 lows 35-33.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday and windy, rain and snow showers at night,
• Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday.
• snow level 5,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft Wednesday, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 43-50 lows near 30.

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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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