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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday February 6, 2010
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...Lots to Talk About...

Lots to talk about on this Saturday including some snow flurries around North and Central Alabama, the Snowpocalypse in the Washington, Baltimore and Philly areas, California mudslides, the Space Shuttle, a little football game in South Florida,and the potential for some wintry weather for us late in the week. Let's move quickly through these topics…

SUNSHINE TO RETURN FOR US: It has been cloudy, cold and breezy across Central Alabama, with temperatures remaining in the 30s in most locations all day. There were many reports of light snow flurries or sleet, mixed with some drizzle. Skies will remain mostly cloudy overnight with lows falling into the upper 20s. Sunshine will return on Sunday, but highs will be hard pressed to get into the upper 40s. Monday will see partly cloudy skies with highs back in the middle 50s. Clouds will thicken Monday night in advance of our next weathermaker.

PRECIPITATION PROSPECTS: Rain will return Monday night as a surface low moves into Southeast Alabama. Lows will be around 40, so the precipitation should be all liquid. Rain will end during the day Tuesday, after about three quarters of an inch falls on average. Wednesday will feature clearing skies, but highs will be in the 40s with a gusty northwest wind. By Thursday night, a surface low will form off the Texas coast. It will move northeastward, spreading precipitation back into Alabama during the pre-dawn hours. It looks like rain for now, but there is a chance that it could be snow over the northern half of the state. It's not a forecast at this time, but a possibility that will bear watching.

CALIFORNIA MUDSLIDES: I saw a Tweet from San Diego this morning that had a Californian complaining about rain, and they would have to put the top up on their convertible today. But in Southern California locations that were scorched by wildfires last year, the rain turned destructive. A soaking overnight rain and heavy showers this morning caused terrible mudslides north of Los Angeles this morning. Over 40 homes were damaged in the communities of La Canada, Flintridge, La Crescenta and Acton.

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LIFTOFF IN THE MORNING: The final Space Shuttle launch in darkness will occur before dawn Sunday morning as the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off at 4:49 a.m. EST. The forecast is good with a broken ceiling above 6600, but clearing and a visibility of 7 miles, no obstructions. The liftoff temperature should be around 45F with a northwest wind at around 8 mph. There are only 5 Space Shuttle missions left. It will be sad to see the program end. I remember the first one so clearly.

SUPER FORECAST: Nice weather in South Florida for the big game tomorrow evening. Sunshine all day with highs in the upper 60s. Kickoff temperature around 61F, falling back too 55F by the final whistle. Rain chance: 0%. Northwest wind at 4-7 mph.

WEATHERBRAINS: This week, we will be talking about some sacred cows in weather with KSN Wichita Chief Meteorologist Dave Freeman. Some of the cows will include whether convective outlook risk labels should be changed, whether POPs are a bad thing and leveraging social science to make better forecasts. Be a part of the fastest hour in weather by listening at WeatherBrains.com or by subscribing at iTunes. It's free! Follow the show on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1999: Record warmth across Alabama. 78 at Pinson easily smashed the old record of 70 set in 1957. The high in Birmingham was 76 degrees to tie the record and was 22 degrees above normal. It was 78 degrees in Montgomery and Evergreen. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter.com @ wxhistorian.

Bill Murray

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy.
Morning Low 40
WIND: NW 6-14

SUNDAY
Sunshine returns.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 47
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Increasing clouds with a chance of rain Monday night.
Morning Low 27 Afternoon High 54
WIND: SE 7-14

TUESDAY
Cool. Morning rain likely.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 49
WIND: W/NW 8-18

WEDNESDAY
Clearing, breezy and chilly.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 44
WIND: NW 7-14

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