• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for the Link and Klamath from Keno Dam to J.C. Boyle Dam (downstream from Keno Dam). Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue-green or brownish-red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Willow Creek Reservoir, located just east of the town of Heppner in Morrow County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in the reservoir. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue-green or brownish-red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Willow Creek Reservoir at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Howard Bay (also known locally as Howards Bay or Howard’s Bay), located in the southwest corner of Upper Klamath Lake including Shoalwater Bay to the north and all of Upper Klamath Lake. These areas of Upper Klamath Lake are located off Oregon Route 140, 15 miles west of Klamath Falls in Klamath County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in Howard Bay. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue green or brownish red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Howard Bay and Shoalwater Bay at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Agency Lake, located just north of Klamath Falls along U.S. Highway 97 in Klamath County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in the lake. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue green or brownish red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Agency Lake at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Willow Creek Reservoir, located just east of the town of Heppner in Morrow County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in the reservoir. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue green or brownish red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Willow Creek Reservoir at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Coffenbury Lake, located at Fort Stevens State Park about five miles northwest of US-101 ALT, Northwest Ridgefield Road near Warrenton in Clatsop County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins in Coffenbury Lake. These blue-green algae levels are likely to be associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals.  People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue-green or brownish-red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur are discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins that can be produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people with skin sensitivities who come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Coffenbury Lake at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Permanent Health Advisory remains in effect for the South Umpqua River and Lawson Bar. Pools in the bedrock along the rivers edge are known to develop Blue-green Algae (cyanobacterial) blooms that can be harmful to pets and people if accidental ingestion occurs. Signs have been posted along several access areas along the river.

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Your College Football Forecast:

Saturday October 21st:

Ducks vs UCLA, at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California – Kickoff: 1 PM PDT – Preliminary weather forecast- Sunny 80, warming to 83 then cooling by the end of the game, Wind SW 5 mph.

Beavers have a bye week

Next game scheduled:

Thursday October 26th:

Beavers vs Stanford, at Reser Stadium – Kickoff: 6:00 PM PDT –Way too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain developing and increasing late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Rain in the AM and early afternoon, rain tapering off and a bit warmer late Saturday afternoon (1.00 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with AM rain, showers and a bit warmer in the afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers with areas of fog Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Clouds and fog Monday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then mostly clear with areas of fog or low clouds late Monday night.
• lows 47-56 cooling to 44 Monday night highs 59-65.
• AM clouds and fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, more clouds with patchy fog Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, party cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny  and a bit warmer Friday.
• highs 66-60 warming to 63 Friday lows 44-37. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, showers and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), patchy fog with a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Areas of AM fog and late night fog and partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and Monday night.
• lows 46-52 cooling to 47 Monday night highs 59-72.
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog and a bit cooler Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
• highs 74-64 warming to 68 Friday lows 46-42 warming to warming to 44 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 44)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph gust to 40 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while SW 15-25 mph inland – gusts to 50 mph dropping to 40 mph by late afternoon) and a bit warmer Saturday (0.75 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while SW 15-25 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit warmer Sunday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland- AM gusts to 40 mph), cloudy with patchy fog and a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then partly cloudy with areas of AM and late night fog and a bit warmer Monday and Monday night.
• lows 49-56 cooling to 52 Monday night highs 58-66.
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and at night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
• highs 67-62 warming to 64 Friday lows 50-44 warming back to 50 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 60 Low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with evening rain and snow showers likely (70%) this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with rain Saturday, heavy at times in the AM, and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph with gusts from 50-60 mph particularly on the ridges), rain Saturday night and breezy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts from 55-65 mph particularly on the ridges),
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with AM rain Sunday, showers in the afternoon and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph AM gusts to 40 mph, decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%),  a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, just mostly clear at night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday, and 14,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 32-42 cooling to 38 Sunday night highs 44-57.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy at night and Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. Thursday, then 15,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 65-50 warming to 52 Friday lows 39-33 warming to 35 Thursday night.

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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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