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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday December 19, 2008
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...A Mild Cloudy Saturday...

A 50-DEGREE PLUNGE IN TEMPERATURE: Yes, that headline is not
misleading. We have enjoyed a number of days of unusual December
warmth with daytime temperatures as much as 20 degrees above average.
That is going to come to a screeching halt. However, let us look at
first things first.

Some scattered showers will occur at some point tonight, mainly after
midnight. The old thermometer will go back up to around 70 Saturday
along with some scattered showers. Then, the big change in weather
will come late Saturday night as showers increase in number and we
could even see a few thunderstorms. By Sunday morning, the cold front
will have swept across most of Alabama and showers will end during the
morning. The weather map for Sunday looks very impressive with a huge
strong high-pressure system extending from Southern Canada down into
Texas. This will give us a windy cold day Sunday. Temperatures may
start off at Sunday School time in the mid 40s and be in the 30s by
afternoon. Northwest winds will gust as high as 30 mph on Sunday.

Even though we have had warm weather lately, we are going to switch
rapidly to a hard freeze by early Monday. If our forecast is on track,
the thermometer will be overworked dropping from 70 Saturday afternoon
to 19 Monday morning. Yes, that is a drop of over 50 degrees and it
will really be felt.
Take heart—the extreme cold will not last that long. We expect a
recovery to 54 by Tuesday afternoon and even into the mid 60s by New
Year's Eve.

OUTLOOK CHRISTMAS DAY: Early morning lows should be in the 40s and
highs somewhere in the 50s. We do not expect any snow, so this will be
another snow-less Christmas for Central Alabama.

WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS: 16 below zero at Jordan, Montana was the
coldest in the country this morning. Lowest in Alaska was 28 below
zero at Northway. 28 inches of snow on the ground at Valdez, 20 inches
at Bettles and 12 inches at Whittier, Alaska. Back in the lower 48, a
huge winter storm to contend with. It was sweeping across the Midwest
this afternoon and into the NE and New England. Just a few examples of
the problems: an estimated 60,000 customers without power across
Central Illinois, flights cancelled and schools closed, including New
England and the Northeast, extremely heavy snow falling over New
England with Boston looking for 8 to 10 inches in the next 24 hours. 5
to 10 inches is forecast for New York City.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I am off tomorrow and need to do my
first Christmas shopping. If I had my preference, I would spend the
entire day playing with Little Miss Molly. I am so far behind on that
and, while she does not complain too much, she does give me that deep
stare every trip I make through the living area to get more coffee. I
wish I could pipe the coffee into my office so I would not have to see
her every time I go in there. On second thought, every time I do pass
through the living area, I stop and give her a rubdown. She always
turns upside down for me to rub her belly. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Cloudy and mild. A chance of showers, mainly after midnight.
Morning Low 56
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Cloudy with scattered showers; becoming numerous Saturday night.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 10-18

SUNDAY
Windy and much colder. Showers ending during the morning. Afternoon
temperatures falling into the 30s.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 44
WIND: NW 15-30

MONDAY
An early morning hard freeze. A sunny, cold day.
Morning Low 19 Afternoon High 42
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Clouds increase. Chance of showers by afternoon.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 54
WIND: S 7-14

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