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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday December 6, 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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...Dry and Cool Weekend...

A persistent upper trough will keep temperatures across Central
Alabama through the weekend. A passing disturbance will produce some
cloudiness this afternoon. All eyes will turn to the early part of
next week as a complex storm system affects Alabama, with the
potential for some good rainfall amounts, and even some strong storms,
followed by another sharp change to colder.

FOR YOUR WEEKEND: We find ourselves under an upper level trough this
morning. Upstream, we can see a fairly potent little disturbance
sliding southeast in the northwesterly flow. This disturbance will
swing through this afternoon, but with little moisture available, the
main affect will be some cloudiness. I can't rule out the very small
chance of a sprinkle, but don't count on it. Temperatures will be
cool through the weekend with highs in the 50s today, and upper 40s on
Sunday. Lows will be in the middle 20s.

RAIN IN OUR FUTURE: High pressure will slide to the east of Alabama
by Sunday night, allowing our winds to shift around to the southeast.
As it does, temperatures
will moderate and moisture levels will start to go up. Clouds will
begin to increase on Monday, and don't be surprised to see a shower
show up by Tuesday morning. Tuesday will be breezy and milder.
Showers and storms will start in earnest during the afternoon and
continue through the evening hours. A cold front will push through
Wednesday morning, ending the rain from the west. Wednesday will be
blustery and cold with a chill northwest wind and temperatures
fluttering around 50 degrees before falling back during the day.

There are indications that another low will form along the front
Wednesday night and move northeast on Thursday. If it is a little
further west, we could be in for another soaking. If it stays
southeast of us, some rain will wrap back around by Thursday morning.
Needless to say, confidence is currently low in the forecast.

HEADING TOWARD THE WEEKEND: Skies should clear Thursday night leading
to a clear and cold morning with readings below freezing across the
area. But in a progressive pattern, the high that moves in will move
east quickly. As it does, winds will switch around the southerly
again on Saturday and start the process all over again. We will see
increasing moisture again and the return of shower chances. But it
looks like the main rain event may hold back until the 19th.

ON THIS DATE IN 1886: The Great Appalachian snowstorm was winding
down. Forty two inches of snow fell during in some locations during
the three-day storm. Asheville, NC picked up thirty three inches of
snow. Rome, GA had twenty five inches. Montgomery had a record
snowfall of eleven inches.

ON THIS DATE IN 1970: The National Christmas Tree was toppled by
high winds. Fifty four mph winds in the Nation's Capital blew the
Yule tree over on the Ellipse behind the White House. The seventy
foot spruce had already had a rough and tumble trip from South
Dakota. The train that shipped the tree to the Capital derailed twice!

Bill Murray

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TODAY
Partly sunny. A cold morning. A tiny chance of a sprinkle.
Afternoon High 54
WIND: W 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 49
WIND: N 7-14

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Clouds increase late.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 54
WIND: S 8-18

TUESDAY
Windy with showers and thunderstorms commencing by afternoon.
Rainfall could be locally heavy.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 15-25

WEDNESDAY
Windy and colder with rain ending.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NW 10-20

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