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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday December 4, 2008
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HUNTER STREET CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Sunday, December 14

Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at "Beautiful Savior", a
Christmas pageant at Hunter Street Baptist Church. It will
be presented at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday,
December 14.

This will be a morning of glorious music, pageantry and ballet.
Everyone is welcome. There is no charge. Childcare is available
for children, birth to K5.

Hunter Street is located three miles west of the Riverchase
Galleria at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover. For more
information, call 205.985.7295 or visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
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...Rain At Times Today; Turning Colder...

COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH TODAY: Showers are likely across Alabama
today thanks to a passing cold front. With only limited moisture; many
Alabama communities will see only about a quarter-inch of rain. And,
the air will be rather stable so hardly any thunder is expected. The
most widespread rain will come this morning; the showers will taper
off this afternoon from west to east.

MORE COLD AIR: As the rain moves out, more cold air moves into the
state. With a clearing sky tonight, we expect a light freeze with
temperatures near 30 by daybreak tomorrow. The cool and dry weather
will continue through the weekend, with temperatures about 10 degrees
below average values for early December; highs will be in the low 50s,
with early morning lows mostly in the 26 to 32 degree range. The dry
air will mean a good supply of sunshine each day.

NEXT WEEK: A significant storm system is forecast to impact Alabama
next week; at this time it looks like the best chance of rain will
come Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, followed by a sharp change
to colder weather by Wednesday and Thursday. Early indications
suggest that this system could bring over one inch of rain to much of
Alabama.

SEVERE WEATHER A NO SHOW: So far, the fall severe weather season has
been as quiet as it gets. The cool, dry continental air that has been
over the Southeast U.S. in recent weeks has produced a very stable
situation, with little chance for thunder. We note, however, that
severe storms are possible deep into December, so we will continue to
watch for signs of a pattern shift that would bring warmer and more
unstable air up into Alabama. No indication of that anytime soon,
however.

BIG TIME CHILL: The coldest place in the U.S. yesterday morning was
Arctic Village, Alaska with a remarkable 47 degrees below zero. Don't
forget, the "official" arrival of winter, in terms of astronomy, is
still three weeks away. This year's winter solstice is at 6:04 a.m.
CST December 21. Coldest place in the continental U.S. was 3 above
zero at Grand Marais, Minnesota.

HURRICANE SEASON WRAP-UP: The 2008 hurricane season ended this past
weekend; a total of 16 named storms formed this season. The storms
included eight hurricanes, five of which were major hurricanes at
Category 3 strength or higher. Overall, the season is tied as the
fourth most active in terms of named storms (16) and major hurricanes
(five), and is tied as the fifth most active in terms of hurricanes
(eight) since 1944, which was the first year aircraft missions flew
into tropical storms and hurricanes. For the first time on record, six
consecutive tropical cyclones (Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna and
Ike) made landfall on the U.S. mainland. This is also the first
Atlantic season to have a major hurricane (Category 3) form in five
consecutive months (July: Bertha, August: Gustav, September: Ike,
October: Omar, November: Paloma).

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Cloudy with a good chance of showers, diminishing this afternoon.
Afternoon High 54
WIND: N 7-14

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny and cool.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 50
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 52
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 51
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SW 6-12

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