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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday November 4, 2009
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...The Great Weather Goes On...

NEW SUPPLY OF FRESH AIR ARRIVING: There was another cool front poised
over Arkansas this afternoon. There were no clouds on either side of
the front. For Alabama, it will give us a gift of a fresh supply of
cool dry air that will extend our model weather for several more days.
We also believe that Friday morning will be our chilliest with a low
across Central Alabama around 38. We all know that on nights like that
the NE Alabama valleys are colder. The simple reason for that is that
on clear still nights the ground cools quickly, which in turn cools
the air near the ground. Cold air is always heavier, so it seeks to
find the lowest level possible. Bottom line: look for some low
temperatures Friday morning in the 33 to 35-degree range in the
traditional cold spots. We had some lows in the 30s early today. A few
samples:

34 in Gaylesvile
37 Pinson, Hamilton, Ellisville
38 Centreville, Livingston, Jasper

HOW MANY MORE SUNNY DAYS: We see no reason why you cannot get an
overdose of sun all the way through Saturday
and most of Sunday. Some clouds will move in Sunday night. We will
have a detailed football forecast starting in the editions tomorrow,
but it looks great for high school playoff games Thursday night and
Friday night and for the in-state college games on Saturday. I believe
there are at least 6 daytime college games being played in Alabama
Saturday, including both Alabama and Auburn.

NEXT RAIN: Our beloved weather models have been arguing a bit on this
subject and doing a little flip-flopping. Latest model guidance points
to Monday and Tuesday as being the best days for rain. We also must
look to the south where a new tropical depression could be moving up
into the Central Gulf of Mexico and spreading some moisture north and
NW into Alabama.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Yes, indeed, we have a new tropical depression and
the National Hurricane Center was sending a
plane to investigate this afternoon. It is expected to become a
tropical storm later this afternoon and then continue to grow stronger
until landfall. The center was located about 100 miles east of
Bluefields, Nicaragua. It was moving WNW at 7 and will be near the
east coast of Nicaragua tonight. By Monday morning, the center could
be over the NW Caribbean SE of the Yucatan Peninsula.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: Here we go in incomplete sentences to save
space. 28 below in Arctic Village, Alaska this morning…Fairbanks had
3 below with 4 inches of snow…lower 48 lows included 14 at Kremling,
Colorado and also at Big Piney and Pinedale, Wyoming…hottest
yesterday 98 at East Mesa, Arizona in the metro Phoenix area.

MY TINYC ORNER OF THE WORLD: I know I have a semi-out-of-control
imagination, but so help me there is a new dog in
our community that I believe can sing. He lives on the other side of
the hedgerow. When Molly and I walk, his bark is a long drawn out howl
that lasts 15-30 seconds. It sounded to me like he was singing
Tumbling Tumble Weeds. Molly took note and stopped to listen. Maybe
she thought the dog was singing Get Along Little Doggie. She normally
does not pay much attention to other dogs barking unless it is Dino.
Always something interesting…this morning an adult butterfly kept
buzzing me. I finally told him to get lost. I have never had that
happen before. On a sad note, we also saw a juvenile earthworm on the
track that did not make it through the night because of the cold.
Mother Nature is the boss, but life goes on according to her
instructions.

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

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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 43
WIND: N 4-7

THURSDAY
Sunny and cooler. Breezy at times.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 65
WIND: N 10-16

FRIDAY
Sunny. A chilly morning with scattered valley frost.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 69
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, but clouds increase Sunday night.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 75
WIND: S 6-12

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