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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday December 21, 2007
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..More Rain Over The Weekend...

THE WEEKEND WET AT TIMES: Alabama will be in-between waves today, so
the day should be dry and mild with a partly sunny sky after some
morning clouds and fog. We expect a high in the mid to upper 60s
today, about ten degrees above the average values for late December in
Alabama. But, wet weather will be back over the weekend.

At this point, it looks like the best chance of rain will come
generally from 6:00 p.m. tomorrow through 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Rain
totals are expected to average around one-half inch for the northern
half of Alabama, although isolated spots could see more. Some thunder
is possible during the rain, but severe thunderstorms are not expected
to be a problem due to the lack of instability. Cooler air will filter
into the state Sunday with a brisk and chilly northwest wind.

CHRISTMAS WEEK: For now, we expect a dry day on Monday, Christmas Eve,
with a high in the upper 50s. Then, clouds return on Christmas day,
and some light rain could move into the state during the afternoon
hours. Periods of rain are likely Tuesday night into Wednesday. The
hope for any risk of snow at Christmas continue to dim, as usual in
Alabama!

SOLSTICE LATE TONIGHT: The winter season officially begins late
tonight, in terms of astronomy. The winter solstice will come at
exactly 12:08 a.m. CST… meaning today and tomorrow will be the
shortest days of the year in terms of the number of daylight hours.
After tomorrow, we will slowly have longer days and shorter nights
until the summer solstice on June 20, 2008.

GRAVITY WAVE: A gravity wave on the back edge of the big rain mass
across Alabama yesterday was responsible for downed trees and power
lines across about two dozen counties across the northern half of the
state. At one point 18,000 people in the Birmingham metro area were
without power due to the high winds. The highest gust measured around
the ABC 33/40 SKYCAM network was 53 mph at the Inverness site, atop
the Wingate Inn overlooking U.S. 280 in northern Shelby County.

THURSDAY'S RAIN: The heaviest rain was over South Alabama, where a few
severe thunderstorms developed. Rain totals yesterday include 2.89" at
the Mobile Regional Airport, 1.36" at Evergreen, 1.16" at Demopolis, .
91" at Centreville, .90" at Carbon Hill, .81" at Jasper, .67" at
Alabaster, .58" at Inverness, and .54" at the ABC 33/40 Weather Center
in Riverchase.

HODGEPODGE: An EF2 tornado touched down near Brookhaven, Mississippi
yesterday morning produce extensive damage and a few injuries.
Amazingly cold air continues to build over Alaska; the coldest spot in
the nation yesterday was Galena, Alaska with 54 degrees below zero. At
Fairbanks, the high was 36 below zero. New Orleans was soaked
yesterday was 2.06". Other totals around the Southeast U.S. included
1.07" at Memphis and 1.38" at Jackson, MS.

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
Partly sunny and warmer.
Afternoon High 67
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
A few intervals of sunshine. An afternoon shower is possible; rain
becomes widespread Saturday night.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 68
WIND: S 8-16

SUNDAY
Rain ending by midday. Breezy and cooler.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 55
WIND: NW 10-20

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 58
WIND: NE 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of some light rain by afternoon.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 54
WIND: E 6-12

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