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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday November 7, 2008
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...A Few Showers Today...

COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH: A cold front will pass through Alabama
today, and will bring a few passing rain showers to the state. Rain
totals should be on the light side, generally a quarter-inch or less,
since moisture is limited and the best dynamics will be far to the
north of Alabama. The showers will move out of the state by the
evening hours as the front moves on to the east.

A COOL WEEKEND: Sunshine returns in full supply tomorrow and Sunday,
with noticeably cooler temperatures. We expect highs mostly in the 64
to 67 degree range over the weekend, with early morning lows well down
in the 40s. The colder valleys should be in the 30s at daybreak Sunday
with a clear sky and light wind.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: There is an outside risk of a shower for the first
half of tonight's high school playoff games over the eastern third of
Alabama, but most stadiums will be dry. Temperatures will fall into
the 50s during the games with a cloudy sky.
U. T. Martin travels to Auburn for the Auburn homecoming game tomorrow
afternoon. Kick off is 1:30 and on PPV only. Look for sunshine with a
temperature around 68 at kick off and in the 50s by the 4th quarter.
Alabama will be playing LSU in Baton Rouge with a 2:30 kick off
Saturday on CBS. It should be mostly sunny with about 72 at kick off
and 60s in the second half. No significant wind.

NEXT WEEK: A rather active pattern is setting up for next week; one
weather system will bring periods of rain on Veteran's Day (Tuesday),
with potential of one-half inch statewide. A stronger and more dynamic
system is due in here late in the week, and will bring the dual threat
of heavy rain and strong to severe storms by Friday (November 14).

SOUTH DAKOTA BLIZZARD: Yet another major early season snowstorm
dropped almost 46 inches of snow near Deadwood, South Dakota
yesterday. Reports of 10 inches to 2 feet of snow have been received
from many counties in the Black Hills. In some towns, residents
reported drifts were blocking their doorways. Shannon County reported
20-foot snowdrifts. Dozens of vehicles were stranded along Interstate
90; some have been stranded for more than 24 hours and that search
teams can't get to them because of zero visibility.

LATE SEASON HURRICANE: Paloma is packing sustained winds of 75 mph,
and is headed for a landfall on the south coast of Cuba late in the
weekend. There is some
chance Paloma could become a major hurricane by the time it reaches
Cuba. The system will continue moving northeast, across the Bahamas,
and into the open Atlantic early next week as it becomes extra-tropical.

STORM ALERT XTREME: Our annual training event, Storm Alert Xtreme, is
coming up on Saturday November 15 at the BJCC during the annual
Birmingham International Auto Show. We will begin at 9:30, and be out
by 3:30. And, everyone that attends Storm Alert Xtreme gets free
admission to the Alabama International Auto Show. There is no
admission charge, and no need to register.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Cloudy and cooler with a few passing showers. Clearing late tonight.
Afternoon High 69
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Sunny with a cool breeze.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 66
WIND: W 10-15

SUNDAY
Sunny. A chilly early morning.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 65
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 67
WIND: NE 5-10

TUESDAY
Cloudy with periods of rain.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 65
WIND: SE 6-12

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