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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday November 2, 2009
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...Nice November Week Ahead...

Sunday was a beautiful day across Central Alabama, with lots of
brilliant sunshine. Temperatures were just slightly below normal,
with highs in the middle and upper 60s. Lows last night dropped into
the 30s and lower 40s. A few spots likely experienced a little frost.

NICE RUN OF WEATHER: After the fourth wettest September and the
fourth wettest October in Birmingham history, an extended period of
dry weather would actually feel nice. It looks like we may see that
over the next few days.

ON THE WEATHER MAPS: Upper air charts this morning show a broad
trough over the eastern half of the United States, with a broad trough
over the West. At the surface, high pressure dominates much of the
country. The trough over the East looks like that it will deepen as
we head through the week, as disturbances swing through it. This
means no significant changes in our weather through the weekend, as no
deep moisture works into the area.

THE FORECAST: The northwesterly flow aloft, associated with the
upper trough, will permit at least a couple of reinforcing shots of
cooler air during the week. Sunny today, with a few clouds tonight
and Tuesday morning as a disturbance passes to the north. Sunny to
partly cloudy skies will prevail through the week ahead, with seasonal
temperatures: highs 65-70, lows 42-49.

IDA, IS THAT YOU? A strong non-tropical low is located a few hundred
miles east of Bermuda. The National Hurricane Center believes there
is a high probability that this system could become either a sub-
tropical or tropical storm today. If it does, it will be named Ida.
It should recurve east of Bermuda, and does not pose any threat to the
U.S. mainland. We will be keeping an eye on the southwestern Gulf,
where disturbed weather is projected to be this week by the GFS model.

WEATHERBRAINS: Get ready for Dr. Chuck Doswell to make an appearance
on WeatherBrains tonight. The show will be
available on WeatherBrains.com before midnight. You can also
subscribe on iTunes. Next week, wind engineer and severe weather
expert Tim Marshall will join the panel. Follow our tweets about the
show: we are @weatherbrains at Twitter.com.

ON THIS DATE IN 2002: 27.24 inches of rain fell at Hilo, HI on the
1st and 2nd, easily breaking their record for rainfall in a 24 hour
period. The previous record was 22.30 inches, on February 19-20,
1979. 37 inches of rain fell at Kapapala Ranch on the big island of
Hawaii, 22.25 inches of it occurring in just 6 hours. This just
missed breaking the all-time 24 hour rainfall record for the island
state, which is 38 inches at Kilauea Sugar Plantation on Kauai in
January 1956. The event happened when the remnants of a tropical
system passing near the islands led to thunderstorms that towered high
in the atmosphere, an unusual event with the typical trade wind
inversion. The storms hovered over the Big Island, dumping the
massive rain.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: The mercury soared to 85F at the Birmingham
airport to establish a new record for the date. In nearby Pinson, the
high reached 88F, also a record for the date. The readings
represented marks for the highest temperatures ever for so late in the
season at both locations. The 85F at Birmingham was a new November
record.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 70
WIND: N 5-10

TUESDAY
A few clouds.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 68
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Near total sunshine.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 70
WIND: N 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 71
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 5-10

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