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Morning Edition For Wednesday March 28, 2007
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...Only A Few Isolated Showers...

Unseasonably warm weather will continue across Alabama today and
tomorrow, with afternoon temperatures running 10 to 15 degrees above
normal for late March. Look for a high in the low 80s today, with mid
80s likely tomorrow. We will mention the chance of a few small,
isolated showers today as a weakening upper air trough passes to the
north of Alabama. The best chance of a shower will be over the
northern third of the state, and even there the chance of any one spot
getting wet is about one in eight.

TO THE WEST: A strong upper trough will continue to deep today over
the western half of the nation; this will bring lots of snow to the
Rocky Mountain region, and the chance of strong to severe storms to
the Southern Plains this afternoon. This feature will be a big player
in our weekend weather, and should bring our next significant chance
of rain to the state.

TO THE EAST: Much cooler air will be moving southward from New England
in coming days, and a low level easterly flow will steer some of that
into Alabama by Friday. We expect daytime highs on Friday to be about
ten degrees cooler; in the mid 70s. There will be some clouds with the
cooler air, but for now we do not expect any rain on Friday.

THE WEEKEND: At this point it looks like the best chance of showers
and thunderstorms will come
from about 2:00 p.m. Saturday through 4:00 a.m. Sunday. A few strong
storms could be involved, but for now the chance of a major severe
weather threat looks minimal due to the cooler air (more stable) at
the surface, and the better dynamics passing north of Alabama.
Unfortunately the latest models have backed off on the amount of rain
expected; it now looks like the average rain total will be about
one-quarter of an inch, with some spots seeing up to one-half inch of
rain. That won't make much of a dent in our rainfall deficiency for
the year, which stands at 8.44 inches.

PEEKING AHEAD TO APRIL: With most of the state under a fire alert, and
those with allergies really struggling with the high pollen levels, we
have good news in that the upper ridge, which has been keeping us warm
and dry for the last few weeks, really disappears as we get into
April. This should open the door for more frequent rain producing
systems and occasional shots of cooler air. At this time it looks like
we will have a nice window for rain next week in the April 3-4 time
frame.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: A tornado was reported yesterday in Benton,
Louisiana, which is near Shreveport. There were 34 reports of large
hail across Northwest Louisiana and Southwest Arkansas. Todd Foisy,
the ABC 33/40 Online Weather Watcher in Girdwood, Alaska, reported a
high yesterday of 29 degrees with 50 inches of snow on the ground
(that is no mistake!). Todd reports that they have not been above
freezing since February 17. The hottest spot in the nation yesterday
was Laredo, Texas with 91 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Warm with a mix of sun and clouds. Only isolated showers.
Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Very warm with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and cooler.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 76
WIND: E 7-14

SATURDAY
Increasing clouds. A few showers and thunderstorms during the
afternoon, continuing Saturday night.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SE 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 81
WIND: W 6-12

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