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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday December 18, 2008
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...Dreary Weather Through Sunday...

SHARPLY COLDER BY SUNDAY: More of the same for Alabama for at least
the next couple of days. This includes a low overcast, fog at times,
maybe some patches of drizzle, but mild temperatures. We look for
lower 70s again tomorrow and Saturday. Only a few showers for Friday,
but there will be an increase of showers on Saturday, especially
Saturday night.

THE BIG CHANGE IN WEATHER: That comes on Sunday. A strong high-
pressure system (very strong) will be pushing down from the Northern
Plains and cold air will overrun Alabama quickly on Sunday. The last
model run of the GFS (which is one of our most often used models)
indicates the rain will end in Central Alabama by Sunday afternoon
followed by clearing. Temperatures will fall through the 40s on
Sunday, maybe reaching the upper 30s by late in the day. You will
especially feel the big drop in temperature by Monday morning. We have
posted a low of 23, but it could be around 19 or 20 in some of the
North Alabama valleys. This means a 50-degree plunge in temperature
from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning.

Weather events are moving rather quickly. That big high will move
across Alabama Monday and the wind will return to SE on Tuesday.
Another cold front will approach Alabama on Christmas Eve, but for
Christmas Day Thursday, things are beginning to look chilly and dry,
with temperatures in the 30s when you open your presents Christmas
morning.

A BIG WINTER STORM: A big part of the Central USA is under the gun
for another major winter storm. This includes a broad area across the
nation's midsection into the NE. Two examples include Chicago with
snow and sleet starting tonight and becoming heavy at times with 8 to
13 inches of accumulation tonight and tomorrow. The New York City area
will get 4 to 7 inches of snow and sleet tomorrow. Places like
Missouri, Indiana, Northern Pennsylvania and Michigan will also be
under the gun.
The storm moving out of the SW dumped as much as 4 inches of snow in
the Las Vegas area with as much as 9 inches in the California desert.
The Joshua Tree National Park was closed to the public. In some areas,
the snow fell so fast that snow plows could not keep up.

WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS: 54.18 inches is how much rain Birmingham has
now received in 2008. That pushes us over the limit and we are assured
of a slighter wetter than normal year. Last year on this same date we
had received only 27.36 inches, so we have doubled that this year. 27
below zero at Cook and Ely, Minnesota was the coldest in the lower 48
this morning. In Alaska, it was 28 below in Northway.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Do not know what I am going to get my
Little Miss Molly for Christmas--probably some more balls to play
with. Most of her toys are getting old. The second Christmas we had
her, our friend, Chuck Biddinger, gave her two big rolls of toilet
paper wrapped in Christmas paper. In those days, she was addicted to
that and she once papered our master bedroom with so much toilet paper
that it was like walking on a snow cover. It is interesting to see how
little puppies change as they grow up. Out real early this morning on
our morning walk and Little Miss Molly cried like a baby. She passed
Dino's house (her little Yorkie boyfriend). He had his nose pressed
against the lower windowpane extremely eager to get out and play with
Molly. It was not to be. Life goes on and I have not bought a single
Christmas present. Woe is me.

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

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Some fog late.
Morning Low 60
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy and warm. Only a few showers.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 72
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Cloudy, warm and breezy with scattered showers.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 72
WIND: SW 7-14

SUNDAY
Sharply colder. Occasional rain ending by afternoon. Clearing Sunday
night.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 47
WIND: NW 12-20

MONDAY
An early morning hard freeze. Sunny and cold.
Morning Low 23 Afternoon High 43
WIND: N 6-12

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