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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday December 13, 2007
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...A Few Showers Today...

DECEMBER HEAT WAVE WINDING DOWN: A cold front will move through
Alabama today, ending the record breaking December heat wave we have
enjoyed during the past three days. The front will bring a few
showers, but with weakening dynamics, rainfall amounts should be
rather light and spotty, with most places getting one-quarter of an
inch or less. The high today will be in the mid to upper 60s, about
ten degrees cooler than recent days this week. The air will be even
colder tonight and tomorrow as temperatures get back to where they
should be for this time of the year. Tomorrow will be rain-free as
Alabama will be in-between storm systems.

WEEKEND STORM: A deepening surface low is expected to move from a
point near Shreveport late tomorrow night, to Knoxville, Tennessee by
Saturday night, and to Boston on Sunday. This track will bring a
threat of heavy snow to places like St. Louis, Indianapolis, Columbus
(OH), Pittsburgh, and much of interior New England. Down this way,
showers and possibly a thunderstorms are likely by Saturday afternoon.
There might even be some strong storms down over South Alabama, where
the air will be more unstable. At this time it looks like we will have
a decent potential for one-half inch of rain over the northern half of
the state.
Late Saturday night, as the surface low pulls away to the northeast,
and colder air is pushed southward into Alabama, we have the chance of
a few snow flurries across the northern part of the state, mainly over
Northeast Alabama. The chance of snow flurries will continue into
early Sunday morning, but don't look for any accumulation due to the
warm ground, and the fact that the deeper moisture will be pulling
away as the colder air rushes into the state.
Sunday promises to be a cold and blustery day, with a high only in the
low 40s and a brisk north wind. We will begin the day Sunday in the
upper 20s, and Monday morning should be a few degrees colder with a
clear sky and a light wind. The first half of next week looks cool and
dry at this point with temperatures near normal for mid-December.

MORE WINTER WEATHER WOES: A winter storm watch is up for much of
western and northern Oklahoma for the new system that will bring rain
to Alabama on Saturday. Power outages remain widespread across
Oklahoma, but this time most all of the precipitation will be in the
form of snow since the cold air will be deeper. More than 500,000
people across the Central Plains are still without power as of last
night due to the severe ice storm which rolled through the region
earlier this week.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Tropical Depression Olga degenerated into a
broad area of low pressure last night; it will continue to dissipate
today as it moves over Jamaica. Warmest place in the nation yesterday
was Harlingen, Texas with 87 degrees. The warmest place in Alabama was
Dothan with 80; Birmingham's official high was 73, five degrees short
of the record for December 12.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers.
Afternoon High 67
WIND: NW 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and cooler.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 57
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
Cloudy with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms by afternoon.
Much colder Saturday night with flurries possible.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 58
WIND: SE 7-14

SUNDAY
A chance of early morning flurries; otherwise mostly sunny, breezy,
and cold.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 43
WIND: N 10-20

MONDAY
Sunny with a cold morning.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 52
WIND: NE 5-10

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