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Reminders: Daylight Saving Time begins in less than a week at 2:00 AM Sunday March 13th (turn clocks ahead 1 hour) and The Vernal Equinox (Spring begins) occurs at 4:21 PM  Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday March 20th.

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The jet stream shows another cold trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) migrating Eastward across the Pacific toward the Pacific Northwest as another one pushes Eastward away from us.  A warm front has pushed into Oregon raising the temperatures a bit. The cold front behind it will move through increasing chances of rain and mountain snow (most of the snow will stay above pass levels where rain will be dominant.). Another frontal system will be coming our way over the weekend ( a little break on Friday) with a parade of storms to follow producing even more precipitation.

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Advisories:  A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

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Here are your detailed forecasts. **

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), rain Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: Sw 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon), then evening showers likely (60%) and a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), highs 60-50 lows 44-35. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night, rain and Sunday night, then rain likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday highs ranging from 55-49 lows 37-42. (seasonal  averages high 55 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain today, rain likely (60%) this evening, rain tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain Thursday and breezy (wind:SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) and breezy (wind:S 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late) highs 62-52 lows 46-37. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday AM, then rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, then showers likely (60%) Monday night, and rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs ranging from 57-54 and back lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 59 low 38)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy today and breezy (winds: S 15-25 mph late this AM and afternoon) with  AM coastal rain likely (60%) then a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain, a good (50%) chance of rain inland today, rain tonight and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore and S 15-25 mph inland), rain and windy Thursday (wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore and SW 20-30 mph inland), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night highs 57-50 lows 48-40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, showers Saturday night, rain and breezy Sunday and Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs ranging from 54-52 lows ranging from 42-44. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with (30%) chance of rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (6-12 in. of snow possible, o.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain, snow (11-17 in. of snow possible) and windy Thursday (winds: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), then snow showers (1-4 in. of snow possible) Thursday night and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph late at night) snow level 5,500 ft. this afternoon, 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Thursday, falling to 2,500 ft. Thursday night highs 44-36 lows 32-24. Mostly cloudy Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday night, rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night, snow and rain Monday, snow likely (60%) Monday night, then snow and rain Tuesday snow level 3,500 ft. Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night,  3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday highs ranging from 40-37 lows 27-32.

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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.