Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “SafetyNET?” Here is the correct answer. SafetyNET: Inmarsat-C SafetyNET is an internationally adopted, automated satellite system for promulgating weather forecasts and warnings, marine navigational warnings and other safety related information to all types vessels and is part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). 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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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) pushes away as a short-lived high pressure area (Shaded “Arch” shaped area with blue arrows) took over today. Another low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will follow bring more clouds and cooling us down again by Tuesday. For those who are wondering, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Partly cloudy and cool today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday and Monday, then clear Sunday night and mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 69-80 lows 45-42.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs near 74 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 70 low 43)
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Your College Football Forecast:

Saturday October 3rd:

Ducks vs Colorado at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado – Kickoff 7:00 PM PDT (8:00 PM MDT): Mostly cloudy with scattered showers thunderstorms likely in the evening and at night, temperature near 55 and cooling as the game progresses, wind: N-NW 5-8 mph.

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Beavers have a BYE Week. Next game October 10th vs Arizona

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon, just mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday and Monday, then clear both nights.
• highs 69-83 lows 47-52.
• Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 76-74 warming to near 80 Friday lows 52-57. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a sight (20%) chance of showers this AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), sunny this afternoon at the shore while partly cloudy inland this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday and Monday, clear both nights,
• highs 63-72 cooling to 70 Monday lows 50-52.
• Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 66-69 lows 52-56. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler today, mostly clear and breezy (Wind: NE 15-25 mph) tonight,
• Sunny, breezy (Wind: NE 150-25  mph) and warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. today, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, then 14,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 54-72 lows 40-37.
•  Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday.
• highs 65-63 warming back to 65 Friday lows 36-43.

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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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