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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday November 29, 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 Saturday...

A FRESH SHOT OF DRY AIR: A cold front passed through Alabama early
this morning with some cloud cover but no rain. Northwest winds will
increase during the day, and user in a new surge of cool, dry air.
Temperatures this afternoon should be about five degrees cooler than
yesterday; most communities will top out around 60 degrees, which is
exactly the average high for November 29. Tonight, as the wind dies
down, we will drop rather quickly, and the temperature will be very
close to freezing by daybreak tomorrow. The colder valleys and
protected areas will wind up in the upper 20s. Tomorrow will another
sunny day with a nice warm-up.

WEEKEND FORECAST: The weather remains benign on Saturday, with a
partly sunny sky and a high in the mid to upper 60s. To the west, a
major storm is forecast to form just east of the Colorado Rocky
Mountains, which will bring a big snow threat to parts of Wyoming and
the Dakotas, and a round of showers and storms to the Southern Plains.
The surface low associated with the system will move from the plains
of Colorado on Saturday to a point north of Chicago by Sunday.
Ahead of the storm system, moisture levels will increase across
Alabama on Sunday, and a few showers could break out Sunday afternoon.
But, the main band of showers and storms ahead of the surface cold
front should roll through here Sunday night, in the general time frame
from 6:00 p.m. Sunday until 6:00 a.m. Monday.

At this point, the severe weather risk looks relatively small due to
marginal instability values. And, unfortunately, the band of showers
and storms will roll through here in a hurry, and it looks like rain
totals will be only in the one-half inch range.

On Monday, as the showers move out early in the day, colder air moves
into Alabama, and temperatures will slowly fall, perhaps reaching the
40s by the afternoon hours with a chilly north wind. Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week look cool and dry.

ON THIS DATE IN 1998: The morning low in Rochester, Minnesota of 54
degrees was actually higher than the previous record high for the
date. The temperature would reach 62 degrees during the day, smashing
the old record of 53.) Confused?

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: Coldest place in the nation yesterday was Arctic
Village, Alaska with 30 degrees below zero. In Barrow, Alaska, the low
was five degrees below zero. At Barrow, the sun set at 1:48 p.m. on
November 19, and will not rise again until 1:11 p.m. on January 24. A
heavy snow warning is in effect this morning for much of eastern
Washington; in Spokane snow totals of 4 to 7 inches were expected
overnight. The weather in Florida remains warm; the warmest places in
the nation yesterday were Miami, Fort Myers, and Punta Gorda with 85
degrees.

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
Mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 60
WIND: NW 7-14

FRIDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 63
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 66
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Mild and breezy. An afternoon shower possible; showers and
thunderstorms arrive Sunday night.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 10-20

MONDAY
Rain ends early in the day. Breezy and cooler with temperatures
falling into the 40s.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 58
WIND: NW 12-22

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