ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday November 27, 2007
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CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT at AMERICAN VILLAGE
Fri., Nov. 30 and Sat., Dec. 1 from 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Give your family a memorable early American Christmas. The colonial
American Village in Montevallo is all decked out and aglow for
Christmas by Candlelight. Father Christmas leads the Grand Lighting of
the Village and a Family Christmas parade.

The Colonial Chapel resounds with Christmas music. Stroll down Village
lanes lit by hundreds of luminaries. Warm yourself by Washington's
army's crackling campfire, and warm your hearts by this unique
Yuletide experience.

Admission: $10 adults; $5 ages 5-17; free, 4 and under. PLUS.enjoy
the Wynfrey's Christmas Feast in the Barn. Just add $35 for adults,
13 and up, and $12.95 more for children's buffet. Reservations
encouraged.

Call 205-665-3535 or toll-free 1-877-811-1776 and Select Option 2
(Special Events). Website: www.americanvillage.org.

I-65 Exit 234.
E-mail: lhopson@americanvillage.org.
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...Dry Weather Through Friday...

A COOL AND DRY LATE NOVEMBER DAY: Any lingering clouds this morning
will dissipate rather quickly, and we expect sunshine in full force by
midday as dry air overspreads Alabama. Temperatures will be cooler
than usual for late November; our average high today is 61; we are
forecasting a high of 58 degrees. Tonight, with a clear sky and
diminishing wind, temperatures will drop quickly, and we will be in
the mid 30s early tomorrow. The colder valleys and protected areas can
expect a light freeze.

The weather for the rest of the week will be dry with seasonal
temperatures. A cold front will pass through here late tomorrow night,
but with little moisture that means no chance of rain, and it will
simply bring a reinforcing shot of cool and dry air for Thursday and
Friday.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: Saturday looks like a dry and pleasant day with a
high in the low 60s, but a cold front will bring a chance of rain to
the state by late Sunday, Sunday night, and Monday morning. At this
time it looks like the kind of system that will bring about one-half
inch of rain to the state. Instability values look very marginal, and
severe weather should not be a problem. A sharp change to colder
weather will follow the rain early next week.

DROUGHT MONITOR: Birmingham's rain total so far in 2007 is 29.93", and
the deficiency for the year is 21.96". The Birmingham Airport picked
up only one-half inch of rain Sunday, Sunday night, and yesterday
morning; that was one of the lightest rain totals in the state. Other
rain deficits for 2007 include 28.19" at Anniston, 28.08" at
Tuscaloosa, and 13.71" at Mobile.

DID YOU KNOW? The earliest measurable snow on record in Birmingham
came on November 24, 1950, when 1 inch covered the ground. Our average
snow for
any given winter here is 1.7", but as we all know, averages don't
really tell the story. We have no snow at all in many years; the
greatest season total was 13 inches in the 1992-1993 season, but that
all came in one event on March 13-14, 1993, the great Blizzard of 1993.

ON THIS DATE IN 1898: The "Portland Storm," named for passenger ship
S.S. Portland, that sunk off of Cape Cod, killing all 200 aboard,
ravages New England with heavy snow and wind. 12 inches fall at Boston
and 27 inches fall at New England, CT, Winds gust to 72 mph at Boston
and to near 100 mph at Block Island, RI. A total of 56 vessels sank in
Boston Harbor with 456 dead.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Rain totals around the region during the
past two days included 3.30" at Mobile, 2.56" at Columbus, GA, 2.47"
at Chattanooga, and 1.14" at Knoxville. New York City reported a total
of 1.16", and the total was 1.14" at Pittsburgh. Coldest place in the
nation yesterday was Beaver Creek, Alaska with 23 degrees below zero.
In the continental U.S., the coldest place was Harlowton, Montana with
three degrees below zero.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Becoming mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 58
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
A good supply of sunshine. Warmer.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 65
WIND: S 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny and a little cooler.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 57
WIND: NW 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 62
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 63
WIND: SE 5-10

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8:00pm Dancing With The
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