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Afternoon Edition For Saturday December 11, 2004 ==================================================================
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GOOD AFTERNOON: It has been a dreary late fall day across the area on this Saturday. Light rain has been occurring over parts of North Central Alabama during the morning hours, most persistently over parts of eastern Shelby, Talladega and Clay Counties.

LIGHT FREEZE TONIGHT: Clouds continue to hang tough across much of the state this afternoon. These clouds are flowing down the backside of a deep upper level trough over the eastern United States. That northerly flow is also allowing lots of cold air to flow down into Alabama. Just how long those clouds will be around is subject to conjecture for the time being, but they should begin to break up overnight. Usually, cloud cover keeps temperatures up, but in this case, the strong cold air advection will overcome the blanket effect and allow temperatures to drop to near freezing across much of the area.

SUNDAY WEATHER: High pressure along the Gulf Coast will slide eastward by tomorrow, allowing our winds to back slightly around to the west and southwest. With a good deal of sunshine, readings on Sunday will top out in the middle to upper 50s. By late Sunday night, another cold front will be barreling southeastward toward Alabama. This front should be dry, since it will not have much to work with in the way of moisture.

NEXT WEEK WEATHER: The cold front should move through during the early morning hours on Monday, veering our winds back to the northwest and starting another cold advection regime. This cold air low will produce the coldest air so far this season, with hard freezes expected Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Freezing temperatures are expected each morning through at least Saturday. Another shot of cold air will arrive late on Thursday, reinforcing the chilly weather. This front should also be dry. It will push well out into the Gulf. The next low pressure system will form along this front. It should be in its formative stages by next Saturday, when it could bring a few showers to southern sections of the state.

HOLIDAY WEEK WEATHER: Another front will move through at the start of the next week, bringing a chance of showers. Another low pressure system will form over the northern Gulf around the 22nd and move northeastward toward the Florida Panhandle. For now, it looks like the cold air and moisture will not be able to mix for any Christmas Winter Wonderland scenarios, but I am sure snow fans will be keeping their fingers crossed.

ON THIS DATE IN 1992: One of the century’s worst nor’easters struck the Northeast. Hurricane force winds were recorded in several locations and record high tides flooded coastal areas. New York City picked up a wind gust to 93 mph. Flooding closed LaGuardia Airport and the entire subway system in New York was shutdown for 3 hours. The wind was sustained at over 60 mph for several hours at Boston MA. Over 32 inches of snow fell at Worcester MA, which was a record for a single storm there. 37 inches of snow fell at Stanford NY. Locally known as the “Storm of the Century,” the storm would be eclipsed nationally by the massive March 1993 storm system that would officially be known by that name.

Bill Murray
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TONIGHT
Clearing and chilly. A light freeze possible.
Morning Low 33
WIND: Light NW

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly cloudy and breezy.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NW 10-20

TUESDAY
Sunny skies after a hard freeze.
Morning Low 25 Afternoon High 42
WIND: NW 10-18

WEDNESDAY
Another hard freeze, then lots of cool sunshine.
Morning Low 22 Afternoon High 46
WIND: N 4-8

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