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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday November 12, 2008
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...Wet at Times Through Friday...

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS: An unsettled weather pattern continues across
Alabama through Friday with occasional showers and a few
thunderstorms. Today, the most numerous showers should be over the
northern and western counties of the state, with only widely scattered
showers over East Alabama. Showers will become more numerous statewide
tomorrow, and as the air becomes warmer and more unstable there could
be some thunderstorms involved. We will maintain the chance of showers
and storms on Friday, when a cold front will pass through the state.
Rain totals between now and Friday evening will range from 1 to 2
inches over Northwest Alabama, to about 1/2 inch over the eastern
third of the state. We sure could use the rain; Birmingham now has a
rain deficiency of .26" for 2008.

A COLD CHANGE FOR THE WEEKEND: As the rain moves out Friday night,
much colder air will invade our state over the weekend. Saturday looks
like a blustery day, with an icy north wind and temperatures
struggling to get out of the 40s despite the return of sunshine. We
will drop down into the 30s by Sunday morning, and most places can
expect a freeze by Monday morning of next week.

LONG RANGE: We call anything beyond seven days "voodoo land" because
there is very little skill in a specific forecast, but computer models
have been hinting at another shot of cold air in the November 19-21
time frame, perhaps the coldest air so far this season with some
chance of snow flurries across North Alabama. We will have a better
feel for this by the end of this week.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: More heavy rain yesterday to the west of
Alabama; the total at Shreveport was 2.32". Coldest spot in the nation
yesterday morning was Northway, Alaska with 21 degrees below zero.
Coldest in the continental U.S. was 5 above zero at Land O' Lakes,
Wisconsin. Hottest places yesterday afternoon were Alice and McAllen,
Texas with 90 degrees.

STORM ALERT XTREME: Want to be trained as a storm spotter? Want to
join the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher team? Our annual training event, Storm
Alert Xtreme, is coming up this Saturday November 15 at the BJCC
during the annual Birmingham International Auto Show. You will be
trained by the best SKYWARN trainer in the nation, our own Brian
Peters (he has trained over 6,000 Alabama storm spotters over the
years), and learn from one of the most brilliant weather researchers
in the country, our own Dr. Tim Coleman. We encourage all of our
Skywatchers to attend this every year; you simply cannot get enough
training. 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. Just show up, but get there early for a good seat. We had a
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TODAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers.
Afternoon High 63
WIND: SE 7-14

THURSDAY
A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 70
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Showers likely with a thunderstorm possible as well.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Windy and sharply colder. Becoming mostly sunny.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NW 10-20

SUNDAY
Sunny and cool.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 55
WIND: N 6-12

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