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Reminders: Daylight Saving Time began officially at 2:00 AM  today (turn clocks ahead 1 hour and check the batteries on your smoke alarms if you forgot) and The Vernal Equinox (Spring begins) occurs at 4:21 PM  Pacific Daylight Time next 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 TODAY THROUGH 8 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES.  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM  TODAY THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIOU MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5,000 FT.  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN ABOVE 5,000 FT. , NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTYA HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY 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 and breezy (wind: SE 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon) today (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (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 highs 57-53 lows near 40. 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 56 low 37)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, rain this afternoon and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), showers this 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 highs 57-52 lows 38-42. 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 rain today and very windy (wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore and S 25-35 mph inland), showers tonight 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 highs 56-50 lows 42-45. 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 good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow this 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 this evening, showers late tonight (4-8 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 (1-4 in. of snow possible, then rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night snow level 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft, today, then 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, 5,500 ft Tuesday, and 4,500 ft. Tuesday night highs 42-39 lows 27-24. 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.