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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday November 30, 2009
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...Rain To Move Out; Briefly...

A cold front is pushing southeastward into Alabama this morning. A large area of showers is associated with the front. The showers will end from the west later this morning. Our winds will shift around to westerly and northwesterly and freshen to about 6-12 mph this afternoon. Temperatures will remain in the middle 50 until early afternoon and then fall into the 40s by dinner. Skies will clear during the evening and dewpoints will fall as drier air enters the state. Overnight lows will drop into the middle 30s overnight.

SHORT RESPITE FROM THE RAIN TUESDAY: You will wake to clear skies Tuesday morning. Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts, because it won't last long. Clouds will be on the increase by afternoon, and it will be cloudy by dark. The quick change will be courtesy of a potent low pressure system that will develop off Brownsville, Texas by Tuesday morning and move to the Louisiana coast by Tuesday night. Rain will spread back into the state Tuesday night, and it will become quite breezy. Winds will increase to 10-20 mph out of the east. The low will probably track right up I-59, exiting into Georgia Wednesday night. To the west of the low, rain will fall intermittently with continued gusty winds. Rainfall will average around an inch. To the southeast of the track, rainfall will be heavier and steadier, totaling 2-4 inches in spots. The rain will end Wednesday night, although it could persist and possibly change over to a few flurries early Thursday morning.

SHARP CHANGE TO COLDER: Thursday will be miserable with cloudy skies, a few sprinkles of light rain, a strong northwest wind and temperatures falling through the 40s. Expect a pretty good freeze Thursday night with lows dropping into upper 20s. Friday should be partly cloudy and cool with highs in the upper 40s. Readings will drop into the middle and upper 20s Saturday morning.

WEEKEND AND BEYOND: A nice southerly flow will redevelop on Saturday, allowing for highs to rise to near 60F. Rain will spread into Alabama on Sunday night. Next Monday and Tuesday look really wet with the potential for 3-4 more inches of rain.

WEATHERBRAINS: Busy show tonight, with guest WeatherBrain Roger Hill, one of America's premiere stormchasers. Kevin Selle will interview Dr. Kris Wilson of t he University of Texas about the AMS Weathercasters survey on climate change. Next week, legendary Oklahoma City television meteorologist Gary England will join the show. Follow our tweets about the show: we are @weatherbrains at Twitter.com.

ST. ANDREW'S DAY EVE: November 30 is St. Andrew's Day eve. According to Eastern European weather folklore, if you fill a glass to the brim with water on this evening and let it stand all night on the grass, you will be able to foretell a wet or dry year to come. If any water has spilled the next morning, expect a wet year to come. Otherwise, it will be dry. Residents of MacLeod Harbor AK probably were trembling on this St. Andrew's Day Eve in 1963. They had just completed an amazing month with 70.99 inches during the month. This is a state record for any month of the year.

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TODAY
Showers likely during morning. Clearing and chilly overnight.
Afternoon High 57
WIND: SW/NW 6-14

TUESDAY
Sunshine during the day, but clouds and rain return overnight with winds increasing.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 60
WIND: E 6-22

WEDNESDAY
Windy with rain likely.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 58
WIND: E/NE 8-16

THURSDAY
Blustery and colder with mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures steady, then falling.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 45
WIND: NW 10-20

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny after an overnight freeze.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 54
WIND: NW 6-12

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