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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday March 29, 2008
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...Showers and Storms Today...

As we get ready to close the books on the month of March
2008 in Birmingham, we find that it has been a dry and slightly warmer
than average month. Temperatures through the first 28 days of the
month have been running a little more than one degree above average.
Rainfall is down around two and one-quarter inches. Our rainfall
deficit for the year will soon be pushing three inches and the
prospects for rain look slim after the next week or so. We will see a
couple of rain chances during the next week, including today.

TODAY: A weak cool front lies just to the north of
Alabama today. The airmass over Alabama is slightly unstable, and
this will set the stage for scattered showers and storms across the
area. A passing upper level disturbance will help enhance those rain
chances, but don't look for anything heavy. Rainfall amounts will
average around one third of an inch. Storms should not be especially
strong either.

SUNDAY: The famed easterly wedge will push into Alabama
from Georgia late tonight and tomorrow. The main effect will be a
temperature gradient from near 60 in the eastern counties to near 70
over western sections of the state tomorrow afternoon. A few showers
and storms will be possible, but rain chances will be less than today.

SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY: The chance is there for a
significant severe weather episode on Sunday over parts of Okalhoma
and Texas, spreading into Arkansas and Missouri.
Tornadoes will be a threat.

MONDAY: Monday looks like it will be mild and spring
like with temperatures in the 70s under partly sunny skies. There
could be a shower, but it doesn't look very likely.

TUESDAY SYSTEM: By Tuesday morning, low pressure will be
passing through the Great Lakes region with a trailing cold front
approaching Alabama from the northwest. Recent model runs have
trended weaker with this system, but it does look like it will have
enough oomph to produce a round of showers and storms across the area
Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening. Nothing to make us
apprehensive about severe weather, as the dynamics will stay well to
the north of Alabama.

REST OF THE WEEK: By Thursday evening, low pressure will
be near Little Rock. This low will take a more easterly track across
Tennessee. As it does, it will spread a weakening band of rain and
storms down into Alabama on Friday. The best rain chances will be
over the Tennessee Valley.

ON THIS DATE IN 1848: Niagara Falls eased to a trickle
during the late afternoon, then was "silent" for 30 hours. This is the
only time in recorded history that both falls stopped flowing. An ice
jam at the neck of Lake Erie and the Niagara River entrance between
Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, was caused by wind, waves,
and lake currents. Most noticeably absent was the roaring sound of
the absent falls. People even ventured into the Gorge, discovering
relics like weapons from War of 1812.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Mostly cloudy. Passing showers and storms.
Afternoon High 73
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with an easterly breeze. A slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 65
WIND: E 7-14

MONDAY
Partly cloudy, mild and breezy.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 75
WIND: S 8-16

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 72
WIND: SW 10-18

WEDNESDAY
Sunshine returns.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 67
WIND: NE 5-10

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