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ALL TSUNAMI ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THE WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA COASTS.

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Reminders: Daylight Saving Time begins at bedtime tonight or officially 2:00 AM Sunday (turn clocks ahead 1 hour and check the batteries on your smoke alarms) 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 toward the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system is moving across Oregon and is bringing back the rain and mountain snow. Another stronger and wetter frontal system will be coming our way early next week with a parade of storms to follow producing even more precipitation.

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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 8 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES.  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM  SUNDAY THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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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 a (30%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and windy (wind: SE 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon) Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers late Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph, showers Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible),  and cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), rain likely (60%) late Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Tuesday, then rain Tuesday night lows near 40 highs 57-53.  Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night through Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday highs 53-55 lows near 40. (seasonal  averages high 55 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,500 ft.),  a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday AM, rain Sunday afternoon and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), showers Sunday evening, showers likely (60%) late at night (snow level 3,000 ft.) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph through late night), cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, showers Monday afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night (snow level 3,500 ft. in the evening), then rain and breezy Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 39-42 highs 57-52. Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday through Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, and a (40%) chance of showers Saturday highs 50-53 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 59 low 38)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of coastal showers this evening and showers likely (60%) late tonight, a good (50%) chance of inland showers tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore and S 10-20 mph inland), mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and very windy (wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore and S 25-35 mph inland), showers Sunday night and windy (wind: SW 25-40 mph gusts to 60 mph decreasing to S 25-30 mph gusts to 50 mph late evening and at night), AM showers, showers likely (60%) Monday afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the AM), showers likely (60%) Monday night, rain and windy Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 46-42 highs 56-50. Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday highs near 52 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a (40%) chance of rain and snow tonight, a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow,  rain and snow Sunday afternoon (4-8 in. of show above 5,000 ft., 0.50 in of rain possible) and windy (wind: SE 10-20 mph shifting S 15-30 gusts to 45 mph in  the afternoon), rain and snow Sunday evening, showers late Sunday night (3-8 in. of snow possible above 4,000 ft) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), showers  (2-6 in. of snow possible) and breezy Monday (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), showers likely (60%) Monday evening, rain and snow likely (60%) late Monday night, then rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft, Sunday, then 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, 5,500 ft Tuesday, and 4,500 ft. Tuesday night lows 28-24 highs 42-39. Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night through Thursday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday snow level 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, and 4,000 ft. Saturday highs near 40 lows near 28.

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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.