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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday February 20, 2008
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...A Good Soaking Tomorrow And Friday...

MORE CHANGES AHEAD: Today will remain dry, with a partly sunny sky and
a high in the mid 60s. Tonight, we will introduce the chance of a few
showers in advance of a cold front; the beginning of what should be a
beneficial rain event for Alabama.

The front should stall out somewhere over North Alabama tomorrow
morning, and a sharp temperature contrast is expected tomorrow. Up in
the Tennessee Valley, Huntsville might not get out of the 40s, while
Mobile could reach the low 70s. Moist air running up and over the
front should mean widespread rain for North Alabama tomorrow, with the
possibility of a thunderstorm in spots. For the I-20 corridor
(Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston), we project a high in the mid to
upper 50s tomorrow with periods of rain. The front will move northward
tomorrow night, putting Alabama in a warm and rather unstable airmass
on Friday.

As an upper air trough approaches, showers and storms will increase
again during the day Friday. Strong thunderstorms are likely by Friday
afternoon, but at the moment it looks like the best chance of
organized severe weather will be along and south of U.S. 80 (south of
a line from Demopolis to Selma to Montgomery to Opelika). Still, a few
severe storms are not out of the question over North Alabama as well ,
so we will be watching developments closely.

The good news is that it looks like 48 hours rainfall amounts of 1 to
2 inches are likely, with isolated amounts to 3 inches. The rain will
taper off late Friday night, and move out of the state early Saturday
morning. At this point the weekend looks generally dry with clearing
on Saturday and a partly sunny sky on Sunday. We are projecting a high
in the upper 50s on Saturday, with mid 60s on Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: Another dynamic storm system is due in here early next
week, and early indications from computer model data suggest a severe
weather threat will be possible Monday night into Tuesday. A sharp
change to colder weather can be expected by the middle part of next
week on Wednesday.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Coldest spot in the continental U.S.
yesterday was Embarrass, Minnesota with 31 below zero. A deep layer of
frigid Arctic air will cover the Midwest U.S. today; the forecast high
in Fargo, North Dakota today is 7 below zero. The forecast high for
Chicago is 8 above zero. The warmest spots in the nation yesterday
were Marathon, Florida and Yuma, Arizona, where the high was a toasty
80 degrees.

STORM ALERT 2008: Our annual severe weather awareness tour comes to
Clay County tomorrow night; we will be at Lineville High School. The
show begins at 7:00; the doors open at 5:00. Come early for some great
prizes, and meet the ABC 33/40 Weather Team. Learn more about taking
care of your family during tornado outbreaks!

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny and warmer. A few showers are possible tonight.
Afternoon High 65
WIND: SW 10-18

THURSDAY
Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 58
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Breezy with showers and strong thunderstorms.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 68
WIND: S 10-20

SATURDAY
Clearing and cooler.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 58
WIND: NW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 65
WIND: SW 6-12

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