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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday December 29, 2008
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...Three More Dry Days..

CHILLY TONIGHT MILD TUESDAY: Our tired, old thermometer has gotten a
workout lately moving up and down the scale. More of that in the next
few days. It will sink to around freezing tonight only to zoom upward
to about 66 tomorrow afternoon. That is about 13 degrees above the
average high for December 30. It was 69 in Tuscaloosa Sunday
afternoon. It was only about a week or so ago when the sunrise
temperature was 17 in the Druid City!
After that 66 tomorrow, another cold front will arrive Wednesday with
brisk northerly winds and a high of about 50. That will be followed by
upper 20s on New Years morning.

NOW ABOUT THE RAIN: Latest guidance tends to delay it until late
Thursday night and into Friday morning. Not a huge rain event but ½
inch amounts should be
fairly common.

JANUARY 1 2009: For the beginning of our new year, it will be cool.
Around 28 to 30 at daybreak with a high in the mid 50s. We believe
that rain will hold off until late that night possibly after midnight.

ROAMING FAR AFIELD: As we look out across the far-flung landscape of
this old world, we can find almost any weather that you want. The
temperature reached 85 at Naples, Fla., for the USA warm spot Sunday
afternoon. Cold spots this morning included 11 below zero at Gunnison,
Colo., and a bitter 50 below at Beaver, Alaska. Gunnison is located
along the Gunnison River over on the western slope of the Colorado
Rockies. The Gunnison flows on westward to join the Colorado River at
Grand Junction, one of the most important rivers in the West. Spokane
now has 17 inches of snow on the ground and they have received 52
inches this December! Amazing. Powerful winds Sunday and Sunday night
knocked out power to over 200,000 customers in Michigan according to
press reports. Another big storm system poised to affect the Pacific
NW, however, it appears that the lower elevations like Seattle and
Portland will have mostly rain and that is a good thing.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We had hopes that the MJ (Majority
Owner) would come home from the hospital today but it was not to be.
Newest estimate is Wednesday. One thing is for sure, there is a little
nine pound animal that owns this house that will go berserk when she
comes through the door. Little Miss Molly has tried to hang close to
me the last several days. Yesterday, she would often come in my
weather office and curl up by my desk, where she could look out the
office door just in case the MO arrived. The MO has now been gone for
a week but she is doing well. Yesterday, we had additional company
with my granddaughter, her husband and two babies from Russellville.
Brandon, the great grandson, spent a lot of time chasing Miss Molly. I
bet Molly walked or ran three miles inside the house trying to stay
out of the way and to find some peace and quiet. Life goes on. It gets
a bit noisy at times but still a lot of fun.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear and colder.
Morning Low 31
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Sunny with a mild afternoon.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 66
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Sunny, breezy and colder.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 50
WIND: N 12-22

THURSDAY
Sunny but clouds increase late. Chance of showers after midnight.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 54
WIND: SE 8-16

FRIDAY
Occasional showers mostly during the morning.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 53
WIND: SW 7-14

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