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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday January 20, 2009
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...Another Very Cold Winter Day...

COLD IS THE WORD: Yet another very cold Arctic airmass will settle
into Alabama today; temperatures will struggle to reach the mid 30s,
and wind chill index values will be in the teens for much of the day.
We will maintain the chance of a few snow flurries this morning,
generally along and east of I-65.
Look for a hard freeze tonight with a clear sky and diminishing wind;
we are projecting an average low of 20 degrees early tomorrow, but the
actual range will be from around 13 in the coldest valley to near 25
on the ridge tops.

WARMER DAYS: The upper air pattern will change across North America
during the latter half of the week; the persistent upper trough that
has been over the eastern third of the nation will finally lift out,
allowing a nice warming trend for Alabama. We are projecting highs in
the upper 40s tomorrow, upper 50s Thursday, and low 60s on Friday. The
latter half of the week will be dry, although clouds will begin to
increase during the day Friday. We will bring in a chance of showers
Friday night into Saturday morning thanks to a passing cold front;
moisture looks rather limited, and dynamics not overly impressive, so
at this time we are projecting rain amounts of a quarter inch or less.
Most of the showers should be out of the state by the late morning
hours on Saturday.

The front producing those showers will be of Pacific origin and not
Arctic origin, so no really cold air is expected for the rest of the
weekend. Temperatures looks seasonal on Saturday and Sunday, with
highs in the 50s. We should be close to freezing at daybreak Sunday.

AFTERNOON EXCITEMENT YESTERDAY: Snow flurries moved across much of
North Alabama, especially east of I-65, late yesterday. They did not
cause any travel problems, and it was mostly a novelty. A dusting was
reported, however, across the higher terrain of Marshall, DeKalb,
Cherokee, and Jackson counties. Accumulating snow was reported from
East Tennessee eastward through much of North Carolina, where winter
weather advisories were in effect. Six inches of wet snow was reported
at Gatlinburg. Snow amounts of 4 to 6 inches were expected last night
through parts of North Carolina. A few snow flakes were expected as
far south on the coast as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. To the north,
two inches were possible in Wilmington, NC.

ON THIS DATE IN 1937: Wettest Inaugural Day on record: 1.77 inches of
rain fell in Washington with temperatures in the 30s as Franklin
Roosevelt is inaugurated.

EXTREMES: Coldest spot in the nation yesterday was Atqasuk, Alaska
with 27 degrees below zero. Coldest in the lower 48 was International
Falls, Minnesota with 17 degrees below zero. Warmest place yesterday
afternoon was Edinburg, Texas with 88 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Windy and cold with a mix of sun and clouds. A few morning flurries
possible.
Afternoon High 36
WIND: N 12-25

WEDNESDAY
Sunny with a very cold morning.
Morning Low 20 Afternoon High 47
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 58
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Increasing clouds. A chance of showers Friday night.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 61
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Showers ending during the morning; mostly cloudy and cool.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 53
WIND: NW 7-14

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