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Had a great time down at Holy Spirit school in Tuscaloosa today. On to business...
Lets take this whole forecast and break it down on daily basis as I see it this afternoon:
*TOMORROW: A beautiful day. We go well into the 60s with a pretty decent amount of sunshine. It might be the last time we see 60s for two weeks, so enjoy it.
*SUNDAY: Light rain should spread in here from the southwest, and periods of rain will continue Sunday night as a surface low forms in the Gulf.
*MONDAY: The rain should end early in the day as a major winter storm begins to organize along the middle Atlantic coast. That thing might be a nice snow producer for the northeast part of the nation, maybe as far south as North Carolina. We begin to turn cold down here, I am beginning to think our high on Monday could come during the pre-dawn hours, with temperatures dropping into the 40s during the day with a chilly north wind. The Tennessee Valley could drop into the 30s.
*TUESDAY: Dry and cold.
*WEDNESDAY: Another storm system begins to spin up in the Gulf, while we stay dry.
*THURSDAY: Light rain moves in here from the south. The latest GFS shows the freeze line at 850 mb (about 5000 feet) running through the northern quarter of Alabama, so we will have to watch for the chance of some light snow over the far northern part of the state. Trying to get a firm placement of the storm is hard to do this far in advance, but for the moment it looks like the heaviest precipitation might be to our south.
FRIDAY (March 4): Another cold surge drops in here after the departing storm.
Beyond that, the pattern looks very cold. This might be the coldest first half of March on record for some cities over the eastern U.S.. based on the pattern. And, like I have been writing, I fully expect at least one winter storm threat for the southern U.S. along the way. Maybe two... between March 5-15.
I AM NOT FORECASTING ANOTHER BLIZZARD OF 1993. I have received several nasty e-mail messages from people who have heard that is what I am saying here. Simply not true... that the the beauty of the written word. You can go back to any post on this blog and not see anything like that. The 1993 snow storm was a once in a lifetime event...
My calendar stays busy this weekend... I will be back in Tuscaloosa tomorrow night to host a special birthday roast for Mayor Al Dupont, who turns 80 tomorrow! Between that, baseball practice, and duties at Hunter Street, it will be an action packed weekend. But, that is what life is all about. I will be sure and slip a nap in there somewhere, and eat lots of ice cream.
Have a nice weekend.
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Had a great time down at Holy Spirit school in Tuscaloosa today. On to business...
Lets take this whole forecast and break it down on daily basis as I see it this afternoon:
*TOMORROW: A beautiful day. We go well into the 60s with a pretty decent amount of sunshine. It might be the last time we see 60s for two weeks, so enjoy it.
*SUNDAY: Light rain should spread in here from the southwest, and periods of rain will continue Sunday night as a surface low forms in the Gulf.
*MONDAY: The rain should end early in the day as a major winter storm begins to organize along the middle Atlantic coast. That thing might be a nice snow producer for the northeast part of the nation, maybe as far south as North Carolina. We begin to turn cold down here, I am beginning to think our high on Monday could come during the pre-dawn hours, with temperatures dropping into the 40s during the day with a chilly north wind. The Tennessee Valley could drop into the 30s.
*TUESDAY: Dry and cold.
*WEDNESDAY: Another storm system begins to spin up in the Gulf, while we stay dry.
*THURSDAY: Light rain moves in here from the south. The latest GFS shows the freeze line at 850 mb (about 5000 feet) running through the northern quarter of Alabama, so we will have to watch for the chance of some light snow over the far northern part of the state. Trying to get a firm placement of the storm is hard to do this far in advance, but for the moment it looks like the heaviest precipitation might be to our south.
FRIDAY (March 4): Another cold surge drops in here after the departing storm.
Beyond that, the pattern looks very cold. This might be the coldest first half of March on record for some cities over the eastern U.S.. based on the pattern. And, like I have been writing, I fully expect at least one winter storm threat for the southern U.S. along the way. Maybe two... between March 5-15.
I AM NOT FORECASTING ANOTHER BLIZZARD OF 1993. I have received several nasty e-mail messages from people who have heard that is what I am saying here. Simply not true... that the the beauty of the written word. You can go back to any post on this blog and not see anything like that. The 1993 snow storm was a once in a lifetime event...
My calendar stays busy this weekend... I will be back in Tuscaloosa tomorrow night to host a special birthday roast for Mayor Al Dupont, who turns 80 tomorrow! Between that, baseball practice, and duties at Hunter Street, it will be an action packed weekend. But, that is what life is all about. I will be sure and slip a nap in there somewhere, and eat lots of ice cream.
Have a nice weekend.
Keep up the GREAT work!!
on February 25, 2005, 8:46 pm
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