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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday November 22, 2008
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...Cold Start...

Greetings from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, a nice town a couple of hours east
of Dallas. I was here overnight for a hotel grand opening. I will
be winging my way eastward back to Birmingham in a few hours.

COLD START: The coldest morning of our current episode in this mini-
series we could call The Big November Chill, or an early Start to
Winter, or will Birmingham See Zero this Winter, was this morning.
Lows again reached the teens in colder spots, with everyone well down
in the 20s. More on the cold morning readings this afternoon.

YOUR WEEKEND: Fire danger will be high across Central Alabama today
as low humidities, northerly breeze and dry conditions conspire to
produce conditions
conducive to wildfires. Don't do any outdoor burning, and be careful
with any potential fire sources. Temperatures will rebound nicely
into the middle and upper 50s this afternoon as winds shift around to
the southeast. Tonight will feature lots of stars and temperatures
mainly in the upper 20s. Colder valley locations will be a little
colder. Most spots will see a freeze. Sunday will be fairly nice,
with lots of sunshine and highs around 60 degrees. Clouds will
increase Sunday night ahead of a fast moving system.

MONDAY/TUESDAY: By Monday morning, strong low pressure will be
moving through the Great Lakes region with a trailing cold front
approaching Alabama. Showers will be likely during the day on
Monday. Rainfall amounts should be generally around ¼ inch. The rain
should end during the afternoon with clearing overnight. Tuesday will
be sunny and seasonably cool.

HOLIDAY FORECAST: The Wednesday travel day will dawn clear and chilly
across Alabama, with temperatures around freezing. It will be colder
over the east, but temperatures should moderate nicely during the day
as southerly winds kick in. By Thanksgiving morning, showers and
storms will be breaking out from Arkansas into Texas. Those showers
and storms will arrive in Alabama Thanksgiving night, lasting into
Friday morning. Not good news for shoppers, but take heart, the
timing is still up in the air.

LONG RANGE: Recent runs of the GFS have been all over the board, but
there are indications that the first week of December will be wet,
with several storm systems affecting Alabama. One can only hope.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Alabama and Auburn have the weekend off, but UAB
will host East Carolina tonight at 6:00 at Legion Field (CSS-TV),
where the sky will be clear. Temperatures will fall from near 48 at
kickoff into the upper 30s by the fourth quarter. Our attention will
turn to next week's Iron Bowl game in Tuscaloosa. There is a lot of
uncertainty in the forecast for now, but it appears that Saturday will
be cold with a chill north wind. There could be a little
precipitation.

ON THIS DATE IN 1956: Winds gusting to 25 mph in New York City
wreaked havoc on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The three major
balloons collapsed, including Mighty Mouse. Another balloon crashed
into a lamppost at 62nd Street and Central Park West.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny. A very cold early morning.
Afternoon High 55
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
A good deal of sunshine with a milder afternoon. Increasing clouds
overnight.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers, mainly during the afternoon and
overnight hours.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 7-14

TUESDAY
Clearing skies.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 61
WIND: NW 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny with a pleasant afternoon.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 5-10

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