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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday February 24, 2006
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HALF OF WEEKEND WET, HALF DRY: Looks like a good soaking starting late
tonight, but mainly on Saturday for practically all of Alabama. This
afternoon showers were already developing across South Louisiana and heading
out toward the north and NE. Some of those will reach SW and extreme West
Alabama after midnight and possibly toward daybreak. The rain should become
widespread across Alabama Saturday.
The lesser amounts of rain will be across the Tennessee Valley with
increasing amounts as you go south. Along the I-20 corridor (translation:
the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham-Anniston areas), the average amount should be
about 8/10ths of an inch, but some places could get one inch. In places like
Clanton, roughly 2.5 inches and well over 2 inches in South-Central Alabama.
For example, numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast for the Mobile
area Saturday with rain heavy at times.
After Saturday, a quick turn around to mostly sunshine on Sunday and
Monday. At one time we expected some rain on Tuesday. That seems unlikely
now. Our coldest temperature will be in the upper 20s early Monday morning.
Then early next week our highs will be in the 60s. Some of the colder
temperatures in Alabama this morning was 27 at Black Creek with a big frost
and 28 in Ft. Payne.
ALASKA GOING BITTER COLD AGAIN: After a nice interlude of
relatively mild weather, bitter cold arctic air has returned to Alaska.
Around noon Alabama time, the temperature had dropped to 50 below zero at
Chandalar Lake. It was 42 below in Arctic Village this morning and the wind
chill across North Alaska was as low as 54 below. It is also a lot colder in
the Canadian Yukon with 35 below zero temperatures and building pressure. We
will watch that...quick notes from elsewhere...the lowest in the lower 48
this morning was 18 below at Embarrass, Minnesota...by the way, that town is
not named that because they are embarrassed by their cold weather. It is
located in the Embarrass River Valley. Their coldest temperature on record
was an unofficial 64 below on February 2, 1996...the official forecast in
Phoenix does not mention any rain through next Thursday and today they were
going through their 129th day in a row with no rain.
MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My Little Miss Molly is a detail
person, er DD (Detail Doggie). She has to know everything that is going on.
On our walk this morning, she must have had a checklist of 50 items she was
compelled to check out, which means a good sniffing. There is a small bush
with small leaves on the side of the walking track. She stops and sniffs
every one of those leaves individually she can reach. I guess she calls that
reading the tea leaves or could that be her message board?...such a nice
morning walk...we saw some tiny blue wildflowers...Vic Bell, our 33/40
weather watcher in Black Creek told me what those were but I forgot. We
always enjoy passing the sassafras tree. It has beautiful bark..no sign of
the little CR (Community Rabbit) this morning, I am glad because Molly would
have jerked me off my feet but we are glad to see the little creature
back...I assume that is another sign of Spring...life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. A slight chance of rain before daybreak.
Morning Low 43
WIND: SE 4-7

SATURDAY
Breezy with rain becoming widespread and lingering into the evening.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NE 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 53
WIND: N 10-16

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 58
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A mild afternoon.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 63
WIND: S 6-12

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