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  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 9:19 PM PDT TUE APR 27 1999 ORZ003-007-008-281210- INCLUDING NORTH BEND... GOLD BEACH... BROOKINGS... COQUILLE... POWERS... ROSEBURG... SUTHERLIN... DRAIN... ELKTON... OAKLAND... ASHLAND... MEDFORD... GRANTS PASS... CAVE JUNCTION... EAGLE POINT ...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A COLD AIRMASS HAS MOVED OVER SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT MAY APPROACH 30 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS OF THE ROGUE AND UMPQUA BASINS AS WELL AS CURRY AND COOS COUNTIES AWAY FROM THE OCEAN. CLOUD COVER WILL BE IMPORTANT... AND AREAS THAT MAINTAIN A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING WHILE AREAS THAT SEE SOME CLEARING WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW FREEZING. FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THERE WILL BE LESS CLOUD COVER AND THE AIRMASS WILL BE A LITTLE DRIER SO ONCE AGAIN TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 30 DEGREES IN SOME LOCATIONS. GROWERS MAY WANT TO TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS TO PROTECT VEGETATION.   Mail Tribune Copyright �  The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA