ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday December 5, 2007
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...Clipped By A Clipper...

MAIN WEATHER ACTION STAYS UP NORTH: An Alberta Clipper type weather
system produced a band of relatively heavy snow last night in the
general area from Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI to the Chicago area;
this disturbance will pass north of Alabama today as it brings snow to
places like Charleston, WV and Washington, DC during the next 24
hours. Around here, we expect a partly sunny day with a nice warm-up;
most communities will reach the low 60s this afternoon. A dry front
will pass through here during the evening hours, trailing the clipper,
and that will provide a fresh shot of cool and dry air tomorrow. The
high tomorrow afternoon will be about 5 to 8 degrees cooler than we
expect today.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: A warming trend will headline our weekend
forecast; we expect a high in the low 60s Friday, upper 60s Saturday,
and low 70s Sunday as a southerly low level flow develops. Moisture
levels will also increase, but there isn't much to squeeze out rain,
and for now we won't mention rain in our formal weekend forecast. A
few isolated showers could pop up, but it sure looks like most places
around here will stay dry.

LOOKING WEST: A major early season winter storm will form over the
Southwest U.S. Friday, bringing the threat of heavy snow to the
southern Rockies, with rain for the lower elevations. This weather
system won't be a in hurry to move; all of the precipitation will
remain well west and north of Alabama through early next week. We will
finally have some chance of showers around Wednesday of next week as
the system weakens and lifts out to the northeast, passing north of
Alabama, but for now it doesn't look like a major rain event.

The primary American global model suggests the next decent chance of
beneficial rain will come around December 15-16, but that is only a
chance since there is very little skill in a specific weather forecast
beyond seven days.

THE NUMBERS KEEP RISING: Of course, we are talking rain deficits.
Deficiencies for 2007 include 23.00" at Birmingham, 29.08" at
Anniston, and 29.28" at Tuscaloosa. As of today, the official rain
total for the year at Birmingham is only 27.11". There is a very good
chance that this will be driest year on record; currently the driest
year (since 1900) is 1904 with 34.32".

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: A large percentage of the Midwest and the
Northeast is snow covered this morning. The Alberta Clipper dropped 15
inches of snow
at West Duluth, Minnesota yesterday. Chicago was expecting 2 to 5
inches of snow overnight, and flight delays were already reported last
night at O'Hare Airport. A snow advisory is in effect for Washington
and Baltimore today, where 1 to 3 inches are possible. Coldest place
in the U.S. yesterday morning was Northway, Alaska with a rather
amazing 46 degrees below zero. The high in Northway yesterday was 21
below zero.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny.
Afternoon High 61
WIND: W 6-12

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and cooler.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NE 6-12

FRIDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 68
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
A mild December day with a mixture of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 71
WIND: SW 6-12

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