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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday February 15, 2010
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...Miserable Monday...

Presidents' Day 2010 will not be remembered for fine weather in Alabama. Behind last night's strong cold front, cold air is flowing into the state on brisk northwesterly winds. That cold air advection will hold temperatures in the lower 30s today. Skies will be cloudy most of the day, and there could even be a few snow flurries at times. There will also be some road problems across the area since temperatures fell so quickly below freezing right after the rain.

DISAPPOINTED SNOW FANS: Since Friday's snow event, we have been keeping an eye on the Clipper system that brought the rain and snow overnight last night. During the day, there were increasing signs that it was turning wetter than we earlier thought. With much colder air moving in with a strong cold front and upper level system, the thought was that rain would changeover to snow. Since the system looked like it would be stronger and wetter, winter weather advisories were upgraded to winter storm warnings. Unfortunately for snow fans, the moisture outran the cold air.. This limited the snow to a quick hit during the overnight hours over Central sections. Some heavy snow was reported during the overnight hours in the Northwest corner of the state.

SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA: If it had snowed one inch at Birmingham, it would have been the first time since 1945 that Birmingham had experienced two one inch or greater snows within five days of each other.

REST OF THE WEEK: Skies will clear tonight and temperatures will drop quickly into the lower 20s. Tuesday will be a partly cloudy but chilly day with highs struggling to get out of the 30s. Wednesday won't be much better, with partly cloudy skies continuing and highs only in the middle 40s. Temperatures will start to moderate a bit on Thursday, rising into the lower 50s. That is still well below normal, though. Rain will return Friday night into Saturday.

A MAVERICK WAVE: The Maverick's Big Wave contest is a surfing competition that is held in the tiny California coastal town of Half Moon Bay when wave conditions are really big. Weather forecasts for Saturday showed they were going to be big, and organizers scurried to pull the event together. Thousands of spectators crowded the jetties and cliffs above the ocean as 50 foot waves broke just offshore. A fun afternoon turned serious when a series of large waves struck the shore. Thirteen people were injured.

WEATHERBRAINS: Tonight's show will be a fun one, with old friend and Super WeatherBrain Dr. Keith Blackwell talking all things tropical. Tara Golden from the NWS will join the crew and we will check in with the Armchair Angler, Bo Crawford to see what weather conditions are best for catching fish. Listen to the show for free at www.WeatherBrains.com or subscribe on iTunes. You can also follow us on Twitter @wxhistorian.

ON THIS DATE IN 1999: One snowboarder died and others narrowly escaped injury after being caught in a massive avalanche on Mount Baker in northwestern Washington. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter. I am @ wxhistorian.

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TODAY
Cloudy, breezy and cold. A few flurries possible.
Afternoon High 33
WIND: NW 8-18

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy and cold.
Morning Low 21 Afternoon High 40
WIND: NW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy but chilly.
Morning Low 24 Afternoon High 46
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 53
WIND: NW 5-10

FRIDAY
Increasing clouds. A chance of rain after midnight.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 54
WIND: SE 6-12

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