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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday December 21, 2009
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...Winter Starts Today...

Winter begins officially begins at 1:47 p.m. CST today. Of course, we weather humans tend to call the first of December the start of winter. The period from December 1 – February 28th tends to more accurately encompass the coldest months of the year.

ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES: A fairly zonal, or west to flat east to west flow has developed across much of the United States today in the wake of the departing East Coast storm. This will give us a couple of days of benign weather across Alabama. Expect a good deal of sunshine today and tomorrow, with highs in the 50s to near 60. Lows tonight will drop to near freezing. By tomorrow night, increasing southerly winds will mean slightly warmer temperatures and overnight lows generally in the lower 40s. Clouds will also thicken and it should be cloudy by Wednesday morning. Rain should move into West Alabama before lunch as moisture surges northward. Meanwhile, a big trough will set up over the nation's midsection. This pattern will lock into place for a few days, meaning that things will evolve more slowly than we earlier thought.

STRONG STORMS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE: It will become windy Wednesday night into Thursday morning as strong low pressure develops to the west of Alabama. It will be powered by a strong upper level disturbance that will rotate trough the Central U.S. trough. This low will become quite intense as it lifts into Missouri on Christmas Eve morning. An area of rain and thunderstorms will rotate into the state Thursday afternoon. Instabilities will be marginal again, but upper wind fields will be strong, and this could translate into a chance of severe weather. Rainfall totals should average between 1 and 2 inches across Alabama by Friday, with heavier amounts over western sections of the state.

CHRISTMAS AND BEYOND: Friday looks windy and chilly with a gusty west wind, steady or falling temperatures and a lot of light rain. By Saturday morning, temperatures will be near freezing, and they won't get much warmer during the day with a continued strong westerly wind. Sunday should be sunny and cold as well. It looks like January will get off to a cold and wet start with a couple of wet weather systems between the 31st and 3rd.

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ON THIS DATE IN 1998: A major crop killing freeze between the 21st and 25th in California's San Joaquin Valley caused tremndous damage to orange production. Temperatures remained at or below 28 degrees for as much as 50 hours during the period, causing extensive damage to the lemon and orange crops. I am @ wxhistorian.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 55
WIND: W 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 61
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
A chance of showers by afternoon. Becoming windy overnight with a chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SE 8-22

THURSDAY
Windy with showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 62
WIND: SE/S 15-30

FRIDAY
Cloudy, breezy and colder with a good chance of light rain.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 45
WIND: W 7-14

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