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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday February 7, 2009
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...Beautiful Saturday...

A beautiful Saturday afternoon was in progress across North and
Central Alabama. A strong ridge of high pressure extends out of the
western Atlantic back into southern Georgia. The clockwise flow
around the huge anticyclone is producing increasing southwesterly
winds over the Mississippi Valley and Deep South. Wind advisories
cover areas to our west, where gusts over 30 mph have been measured.
Here in Alabama, winds were averaging some 10-20 mph with occasional
higher gusts. Scattered cumulus clouds were spreading northward over
Southwest Alabama. Temperatures had warmed into the middle and upper
60s. Some spots may top out around 70.

TONIGHT/SUNDAY: Clouds could become cloudy overnight as stratus
clouds form as Gulf air moves northward. Lows will be in the middle
40s. We could start off gray on Sunday, but the clouds should break
up as we move through the morning hours. Tomorrow will be a degree or
two warmer than today, with upper 60s common and a few spots reaching
70. Lows will drop back into the upper 40s Sunday night. Monday
promises to look a lot like Sunday, with partly sunny skies and highs
around 70.

SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE: Two upper level disturbances will eject out
of a big upper trough over the southwestern United States this week.
The first will swing out on Monday, heading northeastward, but
weakening as it goes. By Tuesday, a much stronger disturbance will
swing out of New Mexico on Tuesday. It will spin up a surface low
over Northeast Texas. This low will intensify as it heads northeast.
Severe weather will be possible over a wide area from Texas to western
Mississippi Tuesday. It appears that a line of thunderstorms will
enter western Alabama on Wednesday. Wind fields will be very strong,
but instability will be the question. It is too early to get specific
in terms of the severe weather threat, but damaging winds look
possible. The Storm Prediction center has outlooked all of Alabama
for the possibility of severe weather on Wednesday. It is a situation
that will bear watching.

THURSDAY AND BEYOND: High pressure will build into Alabama on
Thursday, giving us fine weather, even as another disturbance heads
eastward out of California. Rain and storms will spread back into the
state Friday afternoon, and rainfall amounts with this system could be
decent. Fair weather will prevail Saturday and Sunday, but another
wet system will return by Monday.

ON THIS DATE IN 1812: The Hard Shock of the New Madrid Earthquake
series struck the area around the small farming community of New
Madrid, Missouri. Seismologists estimate that the quake was an 8.8 on
the Richter scale, making it the strongest to ever strike the lower 48
states. A three-mile long island, Island # 32, was completely sunk!
The Mississippi River actually ran backwards. Shocks were felt as
far away as New Orleans and Montreal. This major shock marked the
beginning of the end of New Madrid's long ordeal, even though
aftershocks would continue to be felt for years. The 150 mile long
fault is still active, and the major population centers of Memphis,
Kansas City and St. Louis lie in the danger zone. Another quake would
create tremendous damage.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Sunny and mild.
Morning Low 38
WIND: S 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Pleasantly mild.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 69
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny and mild.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 70
WIND: S 7-14

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 66
WIND: SW 10-15

WEDNESDAY
Showers and storms becoming likely. Some could be strong to severe.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 10-20

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