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Yesterday was a dreary but relatively mild day for much of Alabama. A cold front stalled across the central sections and was located this morning from just north of Macon to just north of Birmingham to near Jackson, MS. Muscel Shoals was 46 at 9 am while Tuscaloosa was 62. It looks like the front will meander northward today so we'll stay mild.
A low pressure area will form over southeast Texas today and move northeastward along the front crosssing Alabama tonight. This should be when our greatest chance for rain will come with perhaps some isolated heavy rainfall. QPF forecasts suggest that 1 to 2 inches of rain area likely. The front comes through late in the day Monday, so we should see clouds decrease on Tuesday with some slightly cooler and dryer air.
Wednesday and Thursday look to be dry as high pressure moves steadily eastward across the southeastern US. As the high gets to our east, moisture will begin returning once again across Texas and Louisiana as we head for yet another round of rain and showers late Friday and into the weekend. Always hate to see the rainy weather get into phase with the weekends.
In the much longer range, the GFS is still hinting at some higher amplitude patterns though none are what I would describe as extremely cold - yet! The NAO forecast shows signs of going negative so we'll be watching for a change to much colder temperatures after a relatively mild January.
Don't forget the Storm Alert 2006 tour starts in just about two weeks as we kick off the first one at Hamilton. Check the ABC 3340 web site for the complete schedule.
Stay dry as the work week starts.
-Brian-
on January 22, 2006, 2:45 pm
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