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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday December 22, 2006
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...More Rain by Sunday...

Rain will taper off across Alabama this afternoon as the big storm
system over the nation's mid-section lifts to the northeast and
weakens. We expect gradual clearing tonight as a slot of drier air
works into the state, and at this time the weather tomorrow looks
pretty decent as we wrap up the Christmas shopping season. For the
Papajohns.com Bowl at Birmingham's Legion Field tomorrow, the sky
should be mostly sunny for the 12:00 Noon kickoff with a temperature
of about 58 degrees, climbing into the low 60s during the game.

MORE RAIN BY SUNDAY: Don't get used to the drier weather tomorrow;
another upper trough will spin up a surface low in the northern Gulf
of Mexico Sunday, and that system promises to bring more rain to
Alabama. At this time it looks like the best chance of rain will come
from about 12:00 Noon Sunday through Midnight Sunday night, and
rainfall amounts of over one inch will be possible. No severe weather
is expected since the air should be rather stable.

CHRISTMAS DAY: The rain will exit the state during the pre-dawn hours
Monday, and colder air moves in with a cool north breeze. Looks like
we will stay in the 40s all day Monday, with clouds lingering much of
the day. Then, a light freeze is likely by early Tuesday and Wednesday
morning. We do note a strong upper level disturbance will swing across
the state Monday night, but with only limited moisture the chance of
snow flurries looks rather small at this point.

NEXT WEEK: Another rain event is shaping up for the end of next week
(a week from today, Friday 12/29), followed by a shot of colder air
for the following weekend. At this point we don't see any setup for a
good chance of significant snow or ice across Alabama or the Deep
South for the next five to seven days.

DIGGING OUT: Official totals from the big Colorado blizzard include 19
inches at Denver
International Airport (DIA), 28 inches at Wheat Ridge (near Denver),
and 44 inches at Glen Haven. DIA closed on Wednesday afternoon, and
probably won't open again until sometime this afternoon. Over 2,000
flights have been cancelled, and an estimated 4,700 travelers have
been stranded in the airport.

A GOOD SOAKING: Rain totals across the Deep South yesterday and last
night included 4.30" at New Orleans, 1.30" at Hattiesburg, MS, and
0.96" at Brookley Field in Mobile. Significant flash flooding was
reported around New Orleans. A number of counties in Southeast
Mississippi were under flash flood warnings last night.

EXTREMES: The warmest places in the nation yesterday were both in
Florida; Tampa and West Kendall reported a high of 84. Coldest place
around the nation was McGrath, Alaska with -25. In the "lower 48",
West Yellowstone, MT was the icebox with a low of 20 degrees below
zero.

James Spann jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Rain continues during the morning, tapering off by afternoon.
Afternoon High 65
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly to mostly sunny and mild
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 62
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with rain becoming widespread by afternoon. A few
thunderstorms possible as well.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 56
WIND: E 10-18

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy and colder.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 48
WIND: NE 10-18

TUESDAY
Cool with a mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 49
WIND: N 5-10

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