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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday December 15, 2006

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COOL NIGHTS; UNSEASONABLY MILD AFTERNOONS: Jason Simpson commented
early today that when he drove in to work at ABC 33/40, he encountered
some of the thickest fog he has ever seen. The fog did not cover the
entire area, but it was extremely dense in spots. At times you could
be driving along in good visibility and then run into a wall of thick
fog, especially in low areas. At one time, visibility was reported as
zero at Birmingham Airport. Another temperature inversion this
morning. Black Creek in NE Etowah County had some frost and a little
freezing fog with a low temperature of 31. In NE Jefferson County,
Pinson had 43 degrees, while at the same time Clay had 51 on a ridge
off Deerfoot Parkway.

Looks like some more patchy fog could develop tonight, probably not
as widespread as the last two nights, but a nuisance anyway. Our main
weather story is the continued very mild weather for mid December.
Nights are pleasantly cool, but we expect highs in the low 70s, at
last through Monday. Looks like a sunny weekend. We have introduced a
chance of some showers next Tuesday night. Timing is uncertain. In
fact, one of our weather models indicates the next significant chance
of rain could hold off until next Thursday.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Still looks great for the SWAC Championship Game
at Legion Field Saturday afternoon with plenty of sunshine and a high
temperature near 72. Alabama A&M will entertain Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: And it is a troublesome time for the Pacific
Northwest, although the latest vicious storm has now moved into SW
Canada and conditions will settle down. Waves over 20 feet high were
expected along the Washington coast this morning with wind gusts as
high as 75 to 100 mph in the Cascade Mountains along with a raging
blizzard. The snow pack has really built up in the Pacific Northwest
high country, but only about 12% of the lower 48 states was covered by
snow today. The depth at Stampede Pass in Washington State has reached
244 inches. Other amounts include 207 inches at Dollarhide Summit, 180
inches in Lost Dog Canyon, 178 inches at Jackwhacker Gulch and 65
inches at Pigtail Peak (I simply love those place names). There is 41
inches on the ground at Toney Grove Lake in the Wasatch Mountains in
Utah—one of our old camping sites…coldest temperatures this morning
included 9 at Aberdeen, South Dakota and 30 below zero at Chalkyitsik,
Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: The fog was so thick this morning that
Molly looked like a little fuzzy black glob at the end of the leash.
Later we took another walk in the bright sunlight. I had tippy-toed
from my office to the kitchen. I have to pass right in front of my
ex-recliner. When I did, she reached out and poked me on the leg with
her paw. Translation: playtime. Hope you saw that great photograph on
the front page of Section C in the Birmingham News by Joe Songer.
Great picture of an old barn and tree in the dense fog. Joe shoots a
lot of my kind of pictures…also, check out the nice story in the
current Southern Living about Little River Canyon. I still insist that
this state has great natural beauty, if only you get out and prowl
around…I love prowling with little Miss Molly, but that is only for
one-half mile. Life goes on....

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear and cool, but some patchy fog overnight.
Overnight Low 41
WIND: Light

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A very mild afternoon.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon 72
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and continued mild.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers Tuesday night.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 69
WIND: N 5-10

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