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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday December 20, 2006
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...An Active Weather Pattern Ahead...

We will squeeze in one more dry and mild day before wet weather
returns to Alabama. Temperatures should rise into the mid to upper 60s
this afternoon with some sunshine through thickening mid to high level
clouds. While we enjoy our dry and mild day, to the west a significant
storm system will push rain into Louisiana and Arkansas, with snow
from the mountains of New Mexico northward to South Dakota. This storm
system will move into Alabama tomorrow, and will bring the first real
beneficial rain in over one month.

A GOOD SOAKING: Rain will overspread the state from west to east
tomorrow, and by tomorrow evening the rain should be widespread
statewide. Wet weather continues into the day Friday, although the
rain should begin to diminish Friday afternoon. Rainfall amounts of
one to two inches are likely, but severe weather should not be a
problem since the air will remain fairly stable.

PRE-CHRISTMAS WEEKEND: Looks like we will squeeze in a dry day on
Saturday, although some clouds will linger during the day. At this
time the weather looks good for the Papajohns.com Bowl at Legion
Field; the temperature should be around 55 degrees at kickoff (12:00
Noon), rising into the upper 50s during the game. The sun should peak
out at times from behind the clouds. But, a new storm will organize in
the northern Gulf of Mexico Saturday night, and that promises to bring
more rain to the state on Sunday. Looks like another setup for one to
two inches of rain, and some thunder will probably be involved. We
might even have to watch for some flash flooding issues by Sunday
night as the system lifts into the southern part of Alabama.

We should note that storm will bring a chance of a White Christmas to
parts of Texas, Arkansas, western Kentucky, and southern Illinois and
Indiana.

CHRISTMAS DAY: The rain should move out of the state early Christmas
Day, and colder air rolls in. We are forecasting a high in the mid 40s
Monday afternoon, with some possibility of clearing by afternoon.
There is some hint that a few snow flurries will be possible Monday
night in the colder air, mainly over the far northern part of Alabama
and into Tennessee.

An active weather pattern will continue on past Christmas; another
storm system coming out of the Southwest U.S. will bring some risk of
rain in the December 29-30 time frame, but trying to nail down
specifics this far in advance is almost impossible.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: The coldest spot in the nation yesterday morning was
West Yellowstone, MT with 27 degrees below zero. Beaver, Alaska also
dropped to minus 27 degrees. Winter storm warnings are up today for
parts of Colorado, Wyoming, and the western parts of Kansas and
Nebraska. The national warm spot was in Florida, where Punta Gorda
reported a high of 83. Alabama's warmest spot was Brookley Field in
Mobile 79.

James Spann jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Still mild.
Afternoon High 67
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Cloudy with rain arriving during the day. Widespread rain Thursday night.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Rain during the morning, diminishing by afternoon.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 61
WIND: NE 7-14

SATURDAY
More clouds than sun.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 60
WIND: E 6-12

SUNDAY
Cloudy with rain becoming widespread by afternoon.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 57
WIND: E 7-14

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