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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday December 13, 2005
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A BIG RAIN EVENT: Looks like some parts of Alabama could get between 1 and 2
inches of rain in the next 24 to 48 hours. Specifically we expect the rain
to start here in Central Alabama by midday Wednesday and then become
widespread Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night. It is going to be a cold
rain, but not cold enough to present us with a threat of wintry
precipitation. At one time it looked like the dreaded "wedge" would cause
some colder air to move west into Alabama from Georgia and possibly give the
eastern counties a threat of wintry precipitation. That threat seems to have
diminished considerably. The rain should end by midday Thursday.

Causing the rain will be a low pressure area that will form over the North
Gulf of Mexico and move toward the NE. By Thursday morning, the low should
be along the Mississippi coast. Down in SW Alabama, there may be some
thunderstorms involved.

Friday should be dry. Clouds will increase again on Saturday with rain
starting again later in the day. It should be ending Sunday morning. There
is an outside chance of a few flurries over extreme North Alabama as the
rain tapers off Sunday morning.

IT CAN GET COLD IN DECEMBER: 43 years ago this morning the temperature was
1 above zero in Birmingham. During that very cold time the high on one day
was only 13-the lowest daytime high on record. In neighboring Georgia, it
was the coldest December weather of the 20th Century and there was millions
of dollars damage to Georgia crops.

ROAMING: Those snow showers over East Tennessee yesterday left 2 inches of
snow on Newfound Gap and 4 inches on Mt. LeConte in the Smoky Mountains. The
low on Mt. LeConte this morning was 8...coldest temperatures in the USA this
morning included 22 below at Watertown, New York; 17 below at Saranac Lake
and 24 below at Kaltag, Alaska...yesterday's warmest was 76 in Laredo.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I try to avoid eye contact with Little Miss
Molly when I am extremely busy because those bright eyes can make me do
anything she wishes. We were both in the office for much of this morning and
I noticed that she curled up in the only little patch of sunlight coming
through the front door. She was also looking in the office right at me
almost continuously. Did not realize until late morning that we had not
opened the blinds in the living area. That is a no-no for Molly. As soon as
she takes her morning walk and has her treat, she goes on community watch.
Often she is perched on the back of the couch where she can see out of five
windows. She is guarding against all those 1,000-pound dogs, 3-ton rhinos
and 5-ton elephants invading her private territory. She especially doesn't
like for other dogs to come into her backyard and use it as a bathroom. Only
exception is Jo-Jo who she is still deeply in love with. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase overnight. Not as cold.
Morning Low 35
WIND: SE 4-7

WEDNESDAY
Breezy with a cold rain starting by late morning becoming widespread
afternoon and night.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 47
WIND: SE 10-18

THURSDAY
Rain, mostly during the morning. Clouds decrease Thursday night.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 48
WIND: NW 8-1

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 49
WIND: NW 6-12

SATURDAY
Clouds increase with a chance of rain starting during the afternoon.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 46
WIND: NE 7-14

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