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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday January 23, 2009
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...No Bitter Cold In Sight...

55-DEGREE WARM UP IN TUSCALOOSA: I am using Tuscaloosa as an
illustration in that headline, but it is the same story all across
Alabama. As recent as Wednesday morning, it was 17 at Tuscaloosa
Airport. By 2:00 this afternoon, it was 72 with brisk SW winds gusting
to 25 mph.
There was a huge variation in temperatures overnight. Southerly winds
had already set in over the western part of the state bringing a
warming trend, but the heavier cold air was still trapped in the
valleys of East Alabama. We had some lows in the mid 20s over in East
Alabama, while it only got down to 45 in Tuscaloosa.

WEEKEND CHANGES: We have had a lot of cold fronts that seemed to like
Alabama in the last several weeks. We had another one pushing down
through Arkansas this afternoon. It will be in Central Alabama by
daybreak and then push on down to the Northern Gulf of Mexico by
tomorrow night. Showers were developing along and ahead of that front
this afternoon. Some of those will reach Central Alabama late tonight.
The showers should continue on Saturday, but ending during the
afternoon. This does not appear to be a big rain event. Probably some
of the more significant amounts could be as high as ½ inch.

Meanwhile, far, far to the northwest, pressure is building over NW
Canada and Eastern Alaska with bitter cold air. There are negotiations
going on between surface weather and winds aloft, but they are not
getting anywhere. Indeed, expectations are that a major upper-level
trough will develop in the West. This is not conducive to the bitter
cold rapidly pushing south like we had earlier in the week. Instead,
we expect our lowest temperatures out of this new front approaching to
be close to freezing Sunday morning. After those showers end Saturday
afternoon, look for dry cool weather Sunday and Monday. We might see a
little rain starting back on Tuesday.

GLOBAL ROAMING: The lowest temperature in the Continental USA this
morning as 20 below zero at Presque Isle and Houlton, both in Northern
Maine. That area had some bitter cold weather about a week ago with
some temperatures around –50 and possibly a new state record. Among
the coldest in Alaska this afternoon was 46 below at Arctic Village.
It is no day to hang out the wash in Delta Junction, Alaska where it
was 5 below zero with wind gusts to 57 mph. Hottest yesterday was 88
at Brownwood, TX.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: It was the longest and busiest ballgame
ever since we have enjoyed the company of Little Miss Molly. It was a
fast-moving ballgame late last night involving three people—myself,
grandson Alex and Little Miss Molly. Well, one little dog. Most of the
ballgame was over the head of Molly as Alex and I threw the ball all
the way across our living area. Molly would go back and forth all the
way across the living area with tires squealing and looking up to try
to catch the ball. (Tires squealing meant we could hear her claws
digging into the carpet.) I have never seen that little girl so
active. After the game was over, she was wiped out and collapsed for
the rest of the night. She really had a ball (no pun intended). Life
goes on.

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

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IRON MAN CONFERENCE IS JANUARY 30-31

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Deadline to register is January 25. Visit http://www.HunterStreetIronMan.org
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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. Showers arrive late tonight.
Morning Low 45
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Cloudy and cooler with showers ending in the afternoon.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 49
WIND: N 8-16

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and cool.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 57
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 61
WIND: SE 6-12

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