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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday November 20, 2008
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...Fresh Cold Air On The Way...

A PARADE OF COLD FRONTS: It almost seems like the arctic air over the
far north has established its own interstate highway system. Big globs
of cold air continue to escape from Alaska and Canada and head south.
I wish I could tell you how long this pattern will hold up, but I do
not know. Until it changes, we will have frequent cold fronts breezing
through our state and resupplying our weather pantry with fresh cold
air.

One of those fronts was coming down the pike this afternoon and by
morning it should be all the way down to the North Gulf of Mexico. A
big strong high-pressure system centered over Kansas will give us a
fresh north breeze tomorrow and keep our daytime temperatures into the
40s. By Saturday morning, the high should be centered over the SE
states, including Alabama, and that should be our coldest morning for
this particular visit. We expect lows Saturday morning to average
around 24 across Central Alabama. Experience with recent cold air
invasions would tell us that it should be in the upper teens Saturday
morning in at least some of the colder valleys of North Alabama.

Our recent cold morning, when we saw temperatures drop as low as 14 in
NE Alabama, brought a quick end to the growing season. It also gave
our remaining autumn color a good whipping and, for the most part,
even the ridges have subdued color now. But I sure enjoyed a fantastic
color season. This is only my personal opinion, but I would not mind
having autumn foliage staring me in the face 365 days a year. Much
more enjoyable than kudzu.

OUR NEXT RAIN: We do finally have some rain in the forecast.
Estimates are for about 1/3 to ½ inch occurring mainly Monday
afternoon and Monday night. Turning cooler again the next day on
Tuesday.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school play off games, clear and crisp
weather with temperatures around 38 around kick off and near freezing
in the 4th quarter. Not much wind. UAB will play East Carolina on
Saturday, televised on CSS. The game is at Legion Field with a 6:00
p.m. kick off. It should be near 40 at kick off and about 35 at the
final whistle. Alabama and Auburn do not play.

GLOBAL ROAMING: I looked at some snow survey satellite maps today and
it appears that virtually all of Alaska, 90% of Canada and extreme
Northern USA are snow covered. Over the North Pole, a huge part of
Russia, Greenland, Norway and Finland have a snow pack. In past
history, some of our most bitter cold in Alabama occurred with a cross
pole invasion of arctic air that then headed south all the way into
Alabama and Florida. We are not hinting at that, it is just one of the
50,000 little things we have to watch when dealing with weather. It
was 35 below zero in Bettles, Alaska this morning with a wind chill of
48 below. Coldest in the lower 48 was 3 above at Fryeburg, Maine.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My little 9-pound pal, Little Miss Molly
and the community diplomat, has already proven that her IQ is higher
than mine. From day one when we got her, she would knock the fool out
of that little bell hanging on the inside back doorknob if she needed
to go potty. Now she has learned a new trick. She tries to knock a
home run with that bell when she wants to play ball. She tricks me. I
will leave my office, pick up the leash to take her out, only to have
her meet me in the living area with two balls in her mouth and another
one at her foot. She will toss all three of them at me. Translation:
playtime. 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, breezy and colder.
Morning Low 29
WIND: N 8-16

FRIDAY
Sunny, breezy and colder.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 45
WIND: N 10-18

SATURDAY
Sunny. A cold early morning.
Morning Low 24 Afternoon High 55
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Sunny. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers, mainly afternoon and night.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 7-14

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