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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday November 17, 2009
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...Fresh Cool November Air...

FROM SHORT SLEEVES TO COATS: Quite a change in the weather overnight as our advertised cold front moved across Alabama almost exactly on time. There was quite a drop in temperature and even after daybreak this morning the temperature continued to fall. For example, after a high of 71 yesterday at Birmingham, by daybreak it was down to 52 and by early this afternoon all the way down to 47. We will barely get above 50 for the remainder of this afternoon.

THE NON-RAIN EVENT: We did not get enough rain out of this frontal passage to hardly swell the total for the year, only a trace at Birmingham Airport. Some of the higher amounts were around 1/10 of an inch. Our next rain will be at some point this coming weekend with probably a better chance on Saturday. However, for the second model run in a row, most of it is being advertised down over South Alabama and NW Florida. A low-pressure area is expected to develop over the NW Gulf of Mexico by late in the week. It is expected to be centered south of the mouth of the Mississippi Saturday morning and south of the Mississippi coast by Saturday night. The GFS model positions the center of the low about 250 miles south of Mobile late Saturday and then curving NE. If it follows orders, that will keep most of the rain south of the Birmingham area.

THE OLE THERMOMETER: Looks like some scattered frost for the next two early mornings, more so on Thursday morning. We expect lows around 37, but lower in the NE Alabama valleys. Do not be surprised to see some 33 to 35 lows. It will be cool again tomorrow with a high of 58,
but turning milder Thursday and Friday with highs in the mid 60s.

ROAMING NORTH AMERICA: Lots of interesting weather and I am thankful for rapid-fire communications that bring us reports instantly from
around the world. As recent as the early 1980s, it sometimes took 15 minutes to get reports from far-flung stations. I can sit at my desk now and get a report from Barrow, Alaska in less than 2 seconds. Speaking of Barrow, the sunrise there tomorrow is at 12:44 p.m. only to set less than one hour later at 1:41 p.m. They are losing 27 minutes of sunlight a day as they head into that long stretch of 24 hours of darkness…the Birmingham rain excess for 2009 is 17.26 inches…only 13 days until hurricane season officially ends. It has been a relatively quiet year over the Atlantic Basin, which includes our friend, the Gulf of Mexico…a huge storm in the Pacific Northwest the last two days. Gusts to 105 on the summit of Mt. Ranier with a temperature of 9 above. Crystal Mountain, Oregon had gusts to 115 mph…coldest temperatures this morning included an even zero at Greeley, Colorado. That town is out of the mountains at the edge of the Plains, but has a good snow cover…45 below zero was the coldest in Alaska at Huslia…it will be interesting to watch the Alaskan winter. I will keep a close watch on the small community of Chicken, Alaska, just for the fun of it.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: A sad note from Jo Mitchell in Cook Springs. She and her husband, Marty, had to put down their beloved cocker spaniel, Clipper, Sunday afternoon because of a cancer that had spread to his lungs and head causing him to go blind. He was about 12 years old and they loved him dearly. They adopted him for the animal shelter in Pell City in 2002. I keep believing that rescue dogs may possibly make the best pets. Could it be because they deeply appreciate the sudden change in their lifestyle? I always get permission before posting these type stories and I feel like it makes all of us pet owners appreciate our pets even more…Little Miss Molly slept with me on the king-size bed last night. I automatically wake up at 5:00 and did not turn off the alarm. The alarm woke her up. Out she came, instantly rang the little bell and we were out walking well before daylight. I will never have the opportunity to get lazy with that little girl around. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Decreasing cloudiness and colder.
Morning Low 37
WIND: W 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny and cool.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 58
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Scattered early morning frost. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 66
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain late at night.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 67
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
A chance of rain, mostly South Alabama.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 64
WIND: SE 6-12

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