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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday December 11, 2005
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GOOD AFTERNOON: A sunny, cool day is in progress across Alabama on this
December 11th. Temperatures are heading toward highs around 50 degrees in
most locations. Satellite photos show clouds covering much of Tennessee and
Southeast Missouri. The layer of rather thick stratus clouds thins a bit
and becomes a deck of stratocumulus clouds over southern Tennessee,
extending down into the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama. The clouds,
associated with an upper level trough, will affect mainly northeast Alabama
this afternoon and evening. Lows tonight will drop into the middle 30s in
most locations. Monday will see Alabama continuing in a northwesterly flow
aloft, thanks to the large trough of low pressure. Patches of clouds will
occur again tomorrow as a disturbances swings through the bottom of the big
trough. High temperatures tomorrow will warm back into the lower 50s
again. Under clear skies and calm winds, temperatures will fall below
freezing across the area Monday night.

NEXT STORM SYSTEM: Tuesday looks to be a nice day, with a good deal of
sunshine and mild temperatures that are just a hair below normal for this
time of year. Clouds should increase rapidly Tuesday night with some
precipitation reaching West and Northwest Alabama toward morning on
Wednesday. It could start out as a little sleet, but temperatures are
expected to remain above freezing and problems are not expected. Rain
should overspread the area and last much of the day and through the
overnight as low pressure moves out of the Gulf and to the northeast.

THURSDAY AND BEYOND: Thursday will dawn cloudy and raw with a little light
rain before precipitation ends from west to east. Skies should slowly clear
during the day. Friday looks like it will be a partly cloudy day, with
highs in the 50s. Moisture levels and clouds should begin to increase
Friday night, with showers breaking out by Saturday morning over western
sections. This will be the beginning of what may turn out to be a wet
weekend.

THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG: After the Battle of Antietam in September
1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and replaced
General George McClellan as the commander of the Army of the Potomac. In
his place, Lincoln chose General Ambrose Burnside. Burnside did not feel he
was up to the task, and tried to refuse the commission. He wanted to take
Fredericksburg, fifty miles from Washington, and use that victory to next
take Richmond, just fifty miles further. Taking position across the
Rappahannock River from the picturesque town, he lost the element of
surprise by waiting on pontoon
bridges to arrive.

On the morning of December 11, 1862, Burnside used the cover of thick fog to
get his combat engineers started building the pontoons across the 400 foot
wide, ice covered river in front of the city. As the fog lifted,
Confederate sharpshooters had a field day picking off the vulnerable
engineers. But by day's end, the bridges were built and the Union troops
moved across the next day, taking the town. But the intense fighting on the
13th would be some of the bloodiest of the war as Union soldiers tried
valiantly all day long to dislodge well-entrenched rebel positions along
Mayre's Heights, overlooking the city. Burnside lost 12,653 men to Robert
E. Lee's 4,201. Morale in the North sunk even lower.

Bill Murray
billmurray@worldnet.att.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear skies. A few clouds northeast sections.
Morning Low 34
WIND: NW 5-10

MONDAY
Periods of clouds and sun.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 52
WIND: NW 6-12

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny skies. Increasing clouds overnight with a chance of light rain
or sleet toward morning.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 53
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Periods of rain.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 49
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Rain ending from west to east during the morning, followed by slow clearing.

Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 48
WIND: NW 7-14

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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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6:00pm To Be Announced
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8:00pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
9:00pm Grey's Anatomy
10:00pm ABC3340 News
10:35pm The Zone

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