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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday December 14, 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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...More Rain...

Dense fog and low clouds cover much of Central Alabama this morning. The fog will be slow to burn off this morning, but as southerly winds increase during the day and temperatures rise through the 60s, visibilities should improve. A little drizzle or light showers could form during the morning, but most of the rain and storms should wait until later this afternoon and tonight.

MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST: A wave of low pressure is trying to form along the Texas coast. It will move northeastward, accompanied by a slug of deep moisture borne out of the Pacific on southwesterly upper winds. This will spread rain back into Alabama this afternoon. Southerly surface winds will help push afternoon readings to near 70 degrees, which will be nice after our recent chilly conditions. Meanwhile, a cold front will be approaching from the northwest as a surface low moves northeastward out of Missouri. There could be some elevated thunderstorms, especially to the south of Birmingham as we head into the late afternoon and overnight hours. No severe weather is expected. The cold front will move through the area Monday night but the rain may linger into Tuesday morning. Rainfall amounts will average around one inch in the I-20 corridor, with lesser amounts to the north. To the south, two inches or more may fall over parts of South Alabama.

COLDER: Colder air will flow into Alabama behind the front. By Wednesday morning, most places should be near freezing. Temperatures on Wednesday will be in the lower 50s for the most part. This will be the rule through Friday, with morning lows around freezing, daytime sun and highs in the 50s.

WEEKEND AND BEYOND: A strong disturbance will be approaching by late Friday, but it will not have much to work with in the way of moisture. There will be increased clouds and a chance of a shower on Saturday, but the main effect of the disturbance's passing will be to deliver a reinforcing shot of cold air. Lows will be well into the 20s Sunday and Monday morning. It looks like the week of Christmas will be mainly cool and dry, although there are still occasional signs we could see a little snow Christmas Eve…

WEATHERBRAINS: This week's show is our winter storm preparedness show with Patrick Spoden from the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. He will recount the January ice storm that crippled much of Kentucky and talk about lessons learned. Did you know that the staff of the National Weather Service in Anchorage puts on a daily weather show on Alaskan Public Television? Our very own Todd Foisy is one of the presenters and will also talk about it on the 21st as our first ever Guest Panelist. The Guest WeatherBrain that night will be retiring SPC Director Joe Schaeffer. Follow us on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1997: A surprise snowstorm dumped as much as 10 inches of snow on parts of the Deep South. The storm was Mississippi's biggest December snowstorm of record. Four inches of snow fell across parts of Alabama. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter. I am @ wxhistorian.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy and mild. A morning shower possible, but rain and storms becoming likely later.
Afternoon High 70
WIND: S 5-10

TUESDAY
Some light rain before lunch. Mostly cloudy, except for a late peek of sunshine.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 58
WIND: N 6-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and colder.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 53
WIND: N 7-14

THURSDAY
Sunshine.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NE/SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 56
WIND: SE 6-12

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