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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday December 1, 2009
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...Big Soaking Late Tonight and Tomorrow...

ACTIVE WEATHER: Lots of weather changes in the days ahead, but today promises to be a dry day with seasonal temperatures. We will begin the day with a sunny sky, followed by increasing clouds this afternoon. Most communities will see a high around 60 this afternoon, right at the average high for the first day of December. But, to the west, a major wet weather system is poised to give Alabama another wet-down.

BIG SOAKING: The rain should begin late tonight, becoming widespread after midnight. Then tomorrow, as a surface low moves from near Jackson to Huntsville, it will be a windy and wet day with rain and a few thunderstorms. The rain could be heavy at times; we are projecting rain amounts of 2 inches for much of North and Central Alabama. For now we don't expect any serious flooding issues since the ground is not saturated, but a few localized problems are not out of the question.

The greatest chance of severe thunderstorms in Alabama tomorrow will be mainly over the southeast counties of the state, generally south of a line from Mobile to Montgomery to Lafayette. A few storms down that way could produce hail and damaging winds. An isolated tornado is possible as well. The rain will begin to taper off tomorrow afternoon as the low moves northeast.

BIG CHILL: The coldest air so far this season will follow the rain on Thursday and Friday. Thursday looks like a raw, blustery day with lingering clouds, a chilly north wind, and temperatures struggling to reach the mid 40s. Friday could be even colder with a mix of sun and clouds. Then, a strong disturbance aloft could squeeze out a few snow flurries across Alabama Friday afternoon or Friday night, but the moisture will be very limited and they are not expected to be a big deal.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: The weekend looks rain-free with a slow warming trend. The high Saturday will be in the upper 40s, followed by mid 50s on Sunday. Rain will likely return to the state on Monday of next week.

METEOROLOGICAL WINTER ARRIVES: We consider the winter season the calendar months of December, January, and February. In terms of astronomy, the winter solstice this year comes at 11:47 p.m. on December 21, which is generally speaking our "shortest day of the year" in terms of the number of daylight hours. The first half of December is still considered our fall tornado season, and it can turn very cold this time of the year. The low Christmas morning in 1983 was 2 degrees. On December 24, 1989, Birmingham dropped to 4 degrees above zero. On the other hand, the warmest temperature on record during December is 80 degrees, which was measured on December 7, 1951.

James Spann
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TODAY
Morning sunshine. Clouds increase this afternoon, with rain beginning late tonight.
Afternoon High 60
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Windy with rain and a few thunderstorms. Rain heavy at times.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 62
WIND: S 10-20

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy, and sharply colder.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 45
WIND: NW 10-20

FRIDAY
Cold with a mix of sun and clouds. A chance of snow flurries Friday night.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 43
WIND: N 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A cold morning.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 49
WIND: NE 5-10

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