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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday November 21, 2008
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...The Arctic Express...

CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY: The bubbles of high pressure in the far
north containing cold arctic air seem to be poised awaiting their
chance to head south. That is why we have been getting so many cold
snaps in the last few weeks. The latest surge of colder air moved in
overnight and dropped temperatures to below freezing over much of
North Alabama overnight. It will be even colder tonight with an
average low of 23 across Central Alabama. This means that the colder
valleys will surely have lows in the teens, especially in the upper
teens. By Sunday, that high-pressure system will be over the Carolinas
and we can look for a warming trend with high temperatures near 60
Sunday and Monday. It looks like mostly sunshine for Sunday, but
scattered showers will occur on Monday only to see another surge of
cooler air on Tuesday.

HOW MUCH RAIN? Not a whole lot. We are calling for an average amount
of about 1/3 inch across Central Alabama. If a few places are real
lucky, it may be around ½ inch. It is getting very dry again across
much of Alabama. Not too long ago, Birmingham was showing a surplus
for the year, but by tomorrow the deficiency for 2008 so far will be
around 1 inch.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Extra warm clothing needed for the high school play
off games tonight. It should already be down to freezing for the 7:00
p.m. kick off at most stadiums and probably around 28 or 30 by the
final whistle. The only good news is clear weather with little or no
wind. In college football, Alabama and Auburn are resting tomorrow,
but UAB will host East Carolina for a 6:00 p.m. kick off at Legion
Field and televised on CSS. It will be clear with temperatures in the
40s at kick off and middle 30s by the 4th quarter.

SPEAKING OF DROUGHTS: That has been prominent in our news for the
last few years and there have been droughts all through history.
Another example of a super drought was way back in 1840 when fields
were already bleak and barren in June and famine seemed imminent. The
Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa almost went dry and huge numbers of
fish died. In Montgomery, there was a light shower in early August,
then no more rain until late October. The Alabama River dropped too
low for navigation and Huntsville had only 29 inches of rain all year.

GLOBAL ROAMING: 19 inches of new snow at Crossingville, Ohio. There
was 7 inches of snow on the ground early today at Mt. LeConte in the
Great Smoky Mountains, 3 inches on Newfound Gap, 1 inch in Cades Cove.
The low on Mt. LeConte was 2 above zero. In Alaska, it was 35 below
zero at Ambler. There was 16 inches of snow at Whittier, Alaska. Our
friend at Hunter Street Baptist Church will get a big kick out of that.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Out real early with my little pal for
her morning walk. It was plenty cold and the entire countryside has
changed. I am glad in a way that the autumn color is gone. I always
get a bit nervous when it is still available to see—afraid that it is
going to be gone the next day. Molly was greatly pleased when we only
went ¼ mile this morning. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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SUPER 6 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
WWW.SUPER6AL.COM
DECEMBER 4 - 6
HISTORIC LEGION FIELD

Come experience the excitement of the State Championships.
Witness the best high school football action in Alabama. Over
a 3-day period, the best high school football teams in Alabama,
Class 1A - 6A, arrive at historic Legion Field, to compete for
the right to be called State Champions. This year's full schedule
is as follows:

Thursday, December 4th: 3pm - 3A 7pm - 4A
Friday, December 5th: 3pm -1A 7pm - 5A
Saturday, December 6th 3pm - 2A 7pm - 6A

Individual tickets for the 2008 Super 6 Championships will be
available for purchase at legion Field, on the day of the games,
December 4, 5, and 6. All tickets will be sold at the gate,
day-of-game, for the low price of $10. In addition, all tickets
are "Good Any Day" tickets and are good for both of the games
on the day that the ticket is used.
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TONIGHT
Clear with another hard freeze.
Morning Low 23
WIND: N 4-6

SATURDAY
Sunny. Some afternoon warming.
Morning Low 23 Afternoon High 55
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Sunny with a milder afternoon.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 60
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SW 8-16

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 58
WIND: N 7-14

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