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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday December 9, 2006
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...Brrrr!...

It is another icy morning across North and Central Alabama with a hard
freeze in most locations. Temperatures went below freezing shortly
after sunset last night and will be there. Temperatures are cold, but
the record low for the date at Birmingham (9F - 1917) is safe and
sound. Not the case at Tuscaloosa and Anniston, where records don't
go back as far. Both stations saw lows of 18F back in 1968.

FOR YOUR WEEKEND: If you are tired of the cold, take heart. After
readings barely made it to 40F at the Birmingham Airport and stayed in
the 30s across North Alabama, temperatures will edge back into the
lower 50s under near total sunshine. The surface high will slide to
the east of Alabama by tonight and our winds will become
southeasterly. As this happens, dewpoints will move out of the single
digits and back to near 20F. As a consequence, lows tonight will
drop only into the upper 20s. Tomorrow, afternoon readings will top
out in the upper 50s to near 60, a veritable heat wave.

THE WEEK AHEAD: By Monday, it will seem positively balmy, with highs
in the middle 60s. By then, changes will be underway. Surface low
pressure will be over the Central Plains. It will become quite breezy
during the day ahead of a cold front that will be moving eastward
toward Alabama. Tuesday will feature increasing clouds with showers
developing by late in the day. A line of thunderstorms will enter the
state during the overnight hours.

Severe weather does not look like a possibility. Wednesday will see
the showers and storms moving east out of the area. Northwesterly
winds will usher in slightly cooler air Wednesday night and Thursday,
but nothing like this week's arctic airmass. A disturbance will pass
by to our north on Friday, spreading clouds back into the state
temporarily. By Saturday morning, high pressure at the surface will
be centered directly over Alabama.

ON THIS DATE IN 1919: Snow began falling in Bend, Oregon during the
pre-dawn hours and continued to fall non-stop for the next two days.
Before it was over, a total of 47 inches of snow had fallen. All
transportation ground to a halt. Buildings began to collapse from the
weight of the snow.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: The sixteenth tropical storm of the season
formed in the North Atlantic, ten days after the hurricane season came
to an end. The storm, named Peter, may have briefly been a hurricane
during its short life, as it developed an eye characteristic of a
hurricane. If it was, it was only the fourth recorded December
hurricane in Atlantic history. Officially, Peter is still classified
as a tropical storm. Of course, the hurricane season of 2005 would
not be outdone, as it did feature a December hurricane…Epsilon.

Two tropical storms in December 2003 is an even more notable event,
having happened only once in recorded history, in 1887.

Bill Murray

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This Christmas at Hunter Street Baptist Church

Hunter Street invites you to celebrate Christmas and the birth of
Jesus Christ at these special services and events.

The Hunter Street Choir & Orchestra present "Emmanuel" at 3 and 6 p.m.
Sunday, December 10. Enjoy Christmas music, drama and pageantry in
this free program. Doors open 30 minutes before each service.

A free family Christmas event called Wonderland Workshop will begin at
4:30 p.m. Sunday, December 17. Parents and children will participate
together in a holiday craft, a cake celebration, Christmas drama and
live nativity. Visit http://www.wonderlandworkshop.org for more info.

Christmas Eve Worship service will be at 8:00 p.m. December 24.
Families are encouraged to bring the children to worship together.
No childcare will be available this evening. The Lord's Supper will be served.

Hunter Street Baptist Church is located at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway
in Hoover. For more, call 205.985.7295 or visit
http://www.hunterstreet.org.
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TODAY
A very cold start. Then mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 52
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 59
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny with a mild afternoon.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
Increasing clouds. Chance of showers, maybe a storm overnight.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 61
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Morning showers. Turning cooler.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 61
WIND: NW 5-10

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