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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday December 12, 2008
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...Warmer Days Ahead...

CALM DAYS AHEAD: We are very thankful for a rather calm weather period
in the days ahead, after a wild week which featured a tornado outbreak
and a winter storm. With a sunny sky today, we are forecasting a high
in the upper 40s today with a chilly north breeze. Tonight, with a
clear sky and diminishing wind, we will drop quickly, and most places
will be somewhere between 25 and 32 by daybreak tomorrow. The weekend
remains dry with a warming trend; the high tomorrow will be in the mid
50s, and we will be very close to 60 Sunday afternoon. Some moisture
will begin to return Sunday, but at this point we are not going to
mention any chance of a shower.

NEXT WEEK: A few scattered showers are possible Monday and Tuesday as
a rather moist airmass moves up into the state; afternoon highs will
reach the 60s as the warming trend continues. Showers will be more
widespread on Wednesday as a cold front drifts into the northern
quarter of Alabama.

LONG RANGE: No sign of any serious Arctic outbreak for the rest of
December as a cold upper trough settles into the western U.S. Looks
like our weather will be relatively mild for the next couple of weeks
with occasional opportunities for rain. The chance of a White
Christmas in Alabama looks very very small at this point.

RAIN SURPLUS: Thanks to the big rain event this week in Alabama,
Birmingham now has a 2.12" surplus for 2008. Anniston still has a
deficit, but it is down to 1.26". Tuscaloosa continues to be one of
the driest spots in the state; they have a rain deficiency of 12.98"
for the year. Remember, one year ago some communities had a two foot
rain deficit for 2007!

AMAZING EARLY DECEMBER SNOW STORM: That was quite a snow storm
yesterday across the southern U.S. Here in Alabama, the heaviest snow
fell over the
northwest part of the state; Hackleburg in Marion County had 3 inches
of snow on the ground; amounts of 1 to 2 inches were reported across
parts of Lamar, Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston counties. One person
was killed in a car accident on a snow covered road north of Hamilton.
Snow was even heavier in some places to the west… How about…

8-10 inches in NW Jeff Davis County MS
3-6 inches across Marion County (Columbia MS)
6-10 inches southeast of Brookhaven
9 inches in Bogue Chitto in Lincoln County
6 inches fell in Opelousas LA
4 inches in West Beaumont TX

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 48
WIND: NW 8-16

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 55
WIND: SE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 60
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered showers.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 64
WIND: S 7-14

TUESDAY
Occasionally cloudy. A few widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 7-14

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