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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday January 12, 2008
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...Interesting Times Ahead..

EF3 tornadoes in January. Snow in Baghdad. Historic drought
conditions. A memorable early January warm spell. These are the
times that try weathermen's souls.

WEEKEND WEATHER: High pressure over eastern Kentucky will give us a
pleasant Saturday. After a chilly start, temperatures will warm to
around 60 degrees in most locations. A strong upper level disturbance
is passing out of New Mexico into Texas this morning. This
disturbance will swing through Alabama tonight. It won't have much to
work with in the way of moisture, so clouds will be the main effect.
There could be a few sprinkles or snow flurries tonight also.
Meanwhile, a low will form on the old front in the Gulf of Mexico.
This low will move quickly northeast on Sunday, and any precipitation
will stay well to our south. Cooler air will flow into Alabama on the
northerly flow behind the low. Skies will be partly cloudy with highs
in the 50s. Readings will drop back to freezing overnight.

THE WEEK AHEAD: We start the week off with dry conditions as surface
high pressure remains in control of our weather. Seasonably cool
conditions will prevail with highs around 50F and lows around
freezing. By Tuesday night, a big low will be forming over the
western Gulf. This low will move eastward spreading moisture up into
Alabama bringing us a cold rain Wednesday afternoon and night. A
little more colder air will filter into Alabama behind this system and
there could be a few snow flurries Thursday.

SOME WINTER ACTION NEXT WEEKEND? A second system will follow quickly
on the heels of the first one. And colder air may well be in place
for this one. One plausible solution is that moisture will spread
into the colder air starting Friday morning and areas generally along
and north of I-59 could see all snow for the event. Colder air will
spread in through the day, and snow could be seen as far south as
I-85. This could be a significant snowfall event for parts of
Alabama, but caution that it is way early in the game. A few
flurries could continue over the northern half of the area for part of
the day on Saturday.

SNOW IN BAGHDAD: Snow fell in Baghdad! Something most of the
population had never seen. Some areas around the city received up to
two inches of the white stuff on Friday. An unusual meteorological
setup of cold air from the Asian continent and moist air from the
Mediterranean led to the situation. Up to 20 inches was reported
across part of Iran. I hear you snow fans: it really is bad when it
is snowing in Iraq but we can't buy a flake in Birmingham, Alabama.
Could that be about to change?

ON THIS DATE IN 1888: "Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888" Major blizzard
strikes without warning from Dakotas to Texas. The storm struck after
a warm, spring like morning, catching people off guard. Many children
were stranded in one room schoolhouses, so the name. More than 200
people were killed, including many school kids. Thousands of cattle
are killed. This storm would be overshadowed later by the Great
Blizzard of 1888 that struck New York in March.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny. Clouds increase at night.
Afternoon High 60
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny, breezy and cooler.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NW 10-16

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 51
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
More sun than clouds. A cold early morning.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
A cold rain, perhaps starting as freezing rain or sleet in Northeast
Alabama.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 44
WIND: SE 6-12

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