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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday December 16, 2009
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...December Staying Active...

LOTS OF CHANGES AHEAD: Here we go with more of our roller coaster December weather. The next 5-7 days will see a number of changes, but overall the old thermometer is going to tell you to dress warmly every day.

Here is the sequence of events: some high clouds and colder tonight with the low near freezing. Clouds will increase on Thursday, especially late in the day and at night. There could even be a little rain reaching our area late Thursday night. Friday will be uncomfortable with little or no sunshine and about two hours of rain. In this part of Central Alabama, we estimate the amount to be about ½ inch.

The reason for that rain is our friend, the Gulf of Mexico. The cold front that moved through our area is down in the Central Gulf and a low-pressure area is already forming over the NW Gulf. The low will track toward the north and NE and the track of the low determines how much rain we get.

By Saturday morning, the low should be off the South Carolina coast. That will let colder air spill into our area. Saturday will be windy and cold with a slight chance of a little leftover rain. We could even see some brief snow flurries Saturday night. Finally, Sunday should be dry, but early morning lows will be in the mid to upper 20s with the colder temperatures in the NE Alabama valleys.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING: Everyone seems to want snow for Christmas. It is true that the morning weather models still support a significant low-pressure area moving across the SE on Christmas Eve with colder air pouring in behind the low. With some lingering precipitation on Christmas Day, it will be cold enough for that to change over to snow. There is one huge IF in all of this. Christmas Day is 9 days away and those weather models typically flip-flop several times during that length of time. So, there is no automatic promise of snow. We will, of course, keep our eyes open.

ROAMING: It was 86 at Lakeland and Key West, Florida yesterday for the warmest in the good old USA. It seems that South Florida has been the warmest part of the nation for well over a week, which is not unusual this time of year. The coldest in the lower 48 states this morning was 20 below zero at Crane Lake, Minnesota. The morning snow survey for the lower 48 shows that 48% of the country has a snow cover. The real heavy amounts are in the high country of the West where big cities, like Las Vegas and Los Angeles, really root for a big snow pack because melting snow in the spring is a big part of their municipal water supply. One of the heavier amounts this morning was 198 inches on the ground at Beartooth Lake in extreme NW Wyoming at 9,380 feet elevation.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We got about 15 e-mails suggesting how we can get Molly to take her medicine easier. Most of those mention putting a thin coating of peanut butter on the pills. Another person says that pet stores have little treats that are hollow that you simply slip the pill into it and away it goes. I had no idea. Molly only has one more dose of medicine to take. She is fully back to normal, which means I have to move very rapidly around the walking track and have more frequent ballgames. Life goes on.

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

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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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TONIGHT
Fair and cold.
Morning Low 32
WIND: NE 3-6

THURSDAY
Clouds increase later in the day.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 54
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy and cold with occasional rain.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 47
WIND: E 8-16

SATURDAY
Breezy and colder. A slight chance of rain. A few flurries at night.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 44
WIND: NW 10-18

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and cold.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 42
WIND: N 8-16

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