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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday January 21, 2009
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to register. Hunter Street Baptist Church, 2600 John Hawkins Parkway
in Hoover, 205.985.7295.
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...A Warming Trend Begins...

WARMER DAYS AHEAD: While we begin the day with a hard freeze, a
warming trend will begin this afternoon across Alabama as the upper
air pattern becomes flatter across North America. With a good supply
of sunshine today, we are expecting a high in the mid to upper 40s.
Tomorrow will be another sunny day with a high in the mid to upper
50s; then we have a real chance of reaching the low 60s on Friday as a
nice southerly flow kicks in.

Clouds will also begin to return Friday, and will introduce the chance
of showers statewide Friday night. A few showers could move into West
Alabama by Friday afternoon.

WEEKEND FORECAST: The showers we expect Friday night should taper off
Saturday morning, but the clouds will linger most of the day Saturday.
Temperatures will hover in the mid to upper 40s with the clouds and
morning showers. For now, we will maintain a dry forecast on Sunday
with a high in the 50s, but we have seen some hints from recent
computer model data that some light rain could redevelop on Sunday. We
will keep an eye on model trends and make adjustments in the forecast
as needed in coming days.

VOODOO LAND: Looks like a pretty decent rain event is shaping up for
the middle of next week, about 7 to 8 days from now, followed by a
shot of colder air. Another big precipitation event shows up in the
Feb 2-3 time frame, but as we all know there is very little skill in a
specific forecast beyond seven days, so that could change. And, that
is why we call any forecast or outlook beyond seven days "voodoo
country".

ON THIS DATE IN 1985: Brutally cold air covered the eastern third of
the U.S. Birmingham's low that morning was six degrees below zero.
Jacksonville, Florida recorded its all-time record low with 7 degrees.
Macon, GA had its coldest day ever with 6. It was the coldest
Inauguration day in history as President Reagan is sworn in for a
second term during cold and wind that resulted in wind chill readings
of -30. Many counties in New York were declared disaster areas,
because of heavy snow.

DID YOU KNOW? Snow cover is very efficient at reflecting sunlight
during the day and radiating heat at night, so very cold temperatures
often occur after a snowfall. When Alabama's all time low temperature
of 27 below zero occurred at New Market (north of Huntsville) on
January 30, 1966 there was 12 inches on the ground. Birmingham reached
2 degrees on the morning after the snow had stopped in the Blizzard of
1993.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Sunny.
Afternoon High 47
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Increasing clouds. A chance of showers Friday night.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy and cool; a few morning showers.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 51
WIND: NW 7-14

SUNDAY
A mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 53
WIND: N 5-10

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