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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday November 20, 2004

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It was a foggy, cloudy and gray start across much of the area this morning.
The fog formed in areas that had some clear skies overnight, and once it
burned off, a little sunshine broke through. But heavy clouds associated
with a disturbance to the west of Alabama were soon began spreading back
over the state.

STORM SYSTEM #1: That disturbance was spreading showers and a few rumbles
of thunder over central and southern sections of the state early this
afternoon. The activity had spread as far north as a line from Tuscaloosa
to near Birmingham by early afternoon, and will continue along and to the
south of the I-20 corridor for the rest of the day. Alabama continues under
the influence of a moist southwesterly flow aloft that will be with us for
the next few days. Disturbances in this flow will set off additional
showers and storms over the state tonight and on Sunday. Monday looks to be
mainly on the dry side as the next storm system gets its act together over
Texas.

STORM SYSTEM #2: A warm front will move north across the state on Tuesday,
bringing some showers and thunder along with it. Then, as a fairly strong
low pressure system passes to the northwest of Alabama, it will drag a
squall line through the state Tuesday night. It appears that wind damage
may be a threat with the line of storms. You will want to monitor future
forecasts.

OUR THANKSGIVING WEATHER: Wednesday should be a raw day with light rain,
cool temperatures and blustery northwest winds gusting to 30 mph. Skies
should clear by Thanksgiving morning, with dry weather and seasonably cool
readings on Turkey Day. There are hints that we could see freezing readings
by Friday morning. But our winds will quickly shift back around to the
south, and another approaching cold front will spark showers again by
Saturday across the state.

HOLIDAY TRAVEL OUTLOOK: By Tuesday, that strong storm system will be
spreading inclement weather across a wide area from the Upper Midwest to
Texas and into the Deep South. It will mainly be rain and thunderstorms,
except over the western periphery of the system from the Texas Panhandle
across the Central Plains in places like Kansas and Nebraska, where a
significant winter storm will happen. By Wednesday, that storm system will
be bringing rain to the East Coast, from New York to Central Georgia. Heavy
snow will be confined to the Upper Great Lakes, with nice weather prevailing
across much of the rest of the country. Flight delays will be common from
the Northeast to Charlotte and perhaps Atlanta. Chicago may experience some
problems also. Thanksgiving Day should feature nice weather across a wide
area with light snow from Virginia across Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New
York. Friday looks to be nice across much of the country, except for a
front spreading showers across parts of the Midwest. By Saturday, that
front will affect an area from the Northeast to Alabama. Snow will be
limited to the Rockies for the most part. By Sunday, a big storm system will
be winding up in the Rockies, spreading wintry weather over a large portion
of the West. Showers will be common over the Mississippi Valley.

Bill Murray
bmurray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Showers and a little bit of thunder.
Morning Low 56
WIND: Light E

SUNDAY
Showers and storms tapering late in the day.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 64
WIND: E 4-8

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower, perhaps a storm.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 67
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of showers and storms. Overnight
storms could be strong.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 72
WIND: SW 10-18

WEDNESDAY
Cloudy, breezy and cooler with a little light rain.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NW 12-25

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