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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday December 6, 2005
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WALK THROUGH NATIVITY
BIRMINGHAM'S BEST FAMILY CHRISTMAS EVENT!
Wed., Thurs., & Fri., Dec. 14, 15, 16 from 6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Briarwood Presbyterian Church, I-459 at the Acton Road exit

Image yourself a shepherd, pause beside the wise men, or linger in front of
the manger as you walk through one of Birmingham's most poignant Christmas
depictions. Take your time as you stroll along the level, one quarter mile
walk through 10 live scenes with animals.

Afterwards drop by the fellowship hall for coffee and hot chocolate while
the kids enjoy petting the live animals of Christmas.

Early admission for handicapped or nursing home groups driving through:
6:30 until 6:45 p.m., Thursday and Friday nights.

No charge. Information: 205-776-5379 or http://www.briarwood.org
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PRECIPITATION RETURNS THURSDAY: And it may start off Wednesday night in
areas south of Birmingham. By far the most attention seems to be focused on
the possibility of some wintry precipitation on Thursday. This is due to a
low pressure area that will form over the North Gulf of Mexico and move NE
up the Atlantic coast. As it passes to our SE, it will spread precipitation
inland. For cities like Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Anniston, we believe it
will be a cold rain. We can never rule out a bit of sleet early Thursday
morning. Further north the precipitation may start as a wintry mix roughly
north of U.S. 278, which is also the Hamilton, Cullman, Gadsden line. We
will, of course, watch it very closely, because just a few degrees error in
temperature
forecast can make a lot of difference.

When the low moves away and the precipitation ends Friday morning, there
could be a few snow flurries even as far south as Birmingham. The weekend
should feature mostly sunshine, but it will be in the lower 20s again
Saturday morning.

OUR COLDEST NIGHT: That was last night and here are some of the lows
recorded around the state this morning.

17 in Hamilton, Hartselle, Madison, Florence
19 in Crossville, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Athens, Addison
20 in Moulton
21 in Cullman, Pinson, Vinemont, Munford
22 in Huntsville, Oxford, Guntersville, Jasper
23 in Helena, Alabaster, Greystone Cove
25 in Wadley and atop Mt. Cheaha

THE GREAT ARCTIC ICEBOX: Still a lot of bitter cold arctic air over the far
north country. It dropped to 50 below zero during the night at Chandalar
Lake, Alaska. It was 49 below in the north part of the Canadian Yukon, 42
below at Little Chicago in the Northwest Territory of Canada (gotta find out
why that name). It was 41 below at Rabbit Kettle in the same region (another
neat place name). Here in the lower 48, it was 24 below at Gunnison,
Colorado with 12 inches of snow on the ground. Climax, Colorado has 36
inches of snow. That is one of the highest towns in Colorado, even higher up
than Leadville. It was 9 above this morning on Mt. LeConte in the Smoky
Mountains, but no snow.

OUR CHRISTMAS HURRICANE? Of course not, but old Epsilon was tenaciously
hanging on at hurricane strength today 570 miles SW of the Azores and moving
south at 9 mph. Dr. William Gray, the famous hurricane researcher at
Colorado State University, has issued his forecast for the 2006 season. He
is calling for 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes (including 5 major ones). That
is not as many as this year, but still above average.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Had a horrible nightmare last night. I dreamed
that a huge alligator landed on my king-sized bed and was going to eat me
alive. I grabbed my flashlight and beat the stew out of that gator, only to
wake up and discover I had beaten Molly and injured her badly. Of course it
was all a dream and nothing happened. Molly was curled up in a tight knot
sound asleep just a foot or two away. I reached over and drug her across the
bed and hugged her tightly. She looked puzzled in the faint pre-dawn light.
That little 9-pound girl is so huggable. Life goes on but maybe I need more
sleep.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clear and cold.
Morning Low 25
WIND: Light

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny, but clouds thicken Wednesday night.
Morning Low 25 Afternoon High 51
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Cloudy with a cold rain. May start as a wintry mix north of the
Hamilton-Cullman-Gadsden area.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 42
WIND: E 8-16

FRIDAY
Clearing, breezy and colder, but a few early morning flurries possible.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 44
WIND: NW 10-18

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A cold morning.
Morning Low 22 Afternoon High 51
WIND: NE 5-10

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