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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Sunday December 13, 2009
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Broadway-Style Christmas Musical for the Entire Family

The Church at Ross Station would like to invite you to our
Broadway-style Christmas musical, "Hey Mister, Where's
the Manger?"

The musical will be presented on Saturday and Sunday,
December 19th and 20th. Both performances will be
at 6 p.m. at the theater at Hoover High School.

For tickets and more information about the musical,
visit the church's website at http://www.rossstation.org.
Tickets are free, but required due to limited seating.

The Church at Ross Station meets each Sunday at
Bumpus Middle School in the Lake Cyrus community
in Hoover. Bible Study is at 9:15 a.m. followed by
Contemporary Worship at 10:30 a.m. Dress is casual.
We would be honored for you to be our guest this
Christmas season!

For more information, call 205-428-2451
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...Warmer...

Saturday was a rather miserable December day across Central Alabama with light rain and temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. The rain will be moving out early this morning. The low pressure system responsible for the rain has moved up into Mississippi and weakened. It has left a milder airmass in place. Monday will be even milder still with some 70s across the area.

BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAIN: Skies will remain mostly cloudy across the area today with highs around 60 degrees. The clouds will break up tonight, but they will return quickly on Monday. There could be a few breaks in the clouds Monday morning, and this along with a southerly wind will allow the mercury to rise to near 70 degrees. A few showers could pop up during the day, but the main rain and storms will come late Monday afternoon and especially Monday night. The rain and storms will last into Tuesday morning. Some of the storms could be strong, but it doesn't look like we will have to put up with much in the way of severe weather.

COLDER: The cold front will put an end to the rain Tuesday morning. Temperatures will drop to near freezing by Wednesday morning as colder air spills into the state. This will signal the beginning of an extended cool period that may last much of the rest of the month. We should be dry and cool into the weekend.

NEXT WEEKEND: Saturday could feature a few clouds from a passing disturbance, but any precipitation should stay to the north. A reinforcing shot of colder air should follow in t he wake of that disturbance. The next rain chance could come around the 24th. Could that mean…

A WHITE CHRISTMAS: The GFS has been suggesting that we could see some wintry precipitation on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the South. Wouldn't that be wonderful? There hasn't been a White Christmas in the traditional sense in Birmingham. In 1928, 5.5 inches of snow fell on the 22nd, but it was nearly completely gone by Christmas morning. There was a close call in 1985, when a dusting of snow fell in some areas. It's a forecast in voodooland…but fun to think about.

WEATHERBRAINS: Are you ready for the next big winter storm? Are you REALLY ready? Pat Spoden of the NWS Paducah says that they only through they were this past January when the horrific ice storm paralyzed Kentucky. He will talk about your emergency kit and things their office learned. Upcoming guests on WeatherBrains include Dr. Joe Schaefer, who will be retiring as Director of the Storm Prediction Center at the end of December; Accu-Weather's winter weather legend Joe Bastardi; BBC Weather Presenter Hannah Bayman and author David Laskin. Keep up with the show all week on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1977: Twenty nine people including fourteen University of Evansville basketball players and coach Bobby Watson were killed when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff in dense fog from the Evanville, Indiana Airport. Follow my weather history tweets @wxhistorian on Twitter.com.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Rain ending. Otherwise mostly cloudy.
Afternoon High 61
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy, but mild. Showers and storms increase late in the day and overnight. A few storms could be strong.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 71
WIND: SE/S 6-16

TUESDAY
Rain and storms ending during afternoon.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 60
WIND: SW/NW 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and colder.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 52
WIND: NE 7-14

THURSDAY
Sunshine.
Morning Low 29 Afternoon High 51
WIND: NE 6-12

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