The Tuesday morning web video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
As you expect in March, a very busy map this morning with lots of issues ahead:
*Rain should increase over the state during the day today, becoming widespread tonight as a surface low forms on the Gulf coast. Tomorrow morning, the low should be near Panama City with the most widespread rain east of Alabama by midday. A low level eastery flow around the top of the surface low could pull in some pretty chilly air into east Alabama tomorrow. Might be a day where Anniston, Heflin, and Centre will hold in the 40s all day, while the western counties reach the 50s. Cool and damp statewide.
*THURSDAY: An upper trough swings through, and it should squeeze out some light rain or a few showers. I sure have to think the NAM is too cold (it shows a high of only 44 on Thursday), but it will be a cloudy and cool day. Snow fans get excited about the thickness scheme on the NAM and the GFS, and you can bet we will have to watch for dynamic cooling, but for now we won't even go in that direction.
*FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY: We have highlighted a good chance of rain and storms in this period, but the latest GFS looks drier with only limited moisture with a northern branch system and the associated cold front. We don't change the forecast at this point; we will take a look at the 12Z run and see what it looks like.
*EARLY NEXT WEEK: If the 06Z run is correct, a potent severe weather threat could be setting up here in about a week. A deep surface low over southern Missouri along with a strong negative tilt trough, and the Gulf of Mexico wide open. We will sure keep an eye on it.
*END OF THE MONTH: The GFS suggesting we might have the warmest weather so far this year around the end of March, possibly low 80s here. Summer must not be too far away.
*SPRING BREAK WEEK: Like this week, if you are headed to the beach or the Great Smoky mountains (or hanging around here), you will have to deal with occasional storm systems. That system early in the week could bring some active storms late Monday or Tuesday, with another system toward the end of the week. Of course, there should be one or two nice days between those systems....
Headed to Tuscaloosa today to see the kids at Woodland Forrest Elementary school...
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
As you expect in March, a very busy map this morning with lots of issues ahead:
*Rain should increase over the state during the day today, becoming widespread tonight as a surface low forms on the Gulf coast. Tomorrow morning, the low should be near Panama City with the most widespread rain east of Alabama by midday. A low level eastery flow around the top of the surface low could pull in some pretty chilly air into east Alabama tomorrow. Might be a day where Anniston, Heflin, and Centre will hold in the 40s all day, while the western counties reach the 50s. Cool and damp statewide.
*THURSDAY: An upper trough swings through, and it should squeeze out some light rain or a few showers. I sure have to think the NAM is too cold (it shows a high of only 44 on Thursday), but it will be a cloudy and cool day. Snow fans get excited about the thickness scheme on the NAM and the GFS, and you can bet we will have to watch for dynamic cooling, but for now we won't even go in that direction.
*FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY: We have highlighted a good chance of rain and storms in this period, but the latest GFS looks drier with only limited moisture with a northern branch system and the associated cold front. We don't change the forecast at this point; we will take a look at the 12Z run and see what it looks like.
*EARLY NEXT WEEK: If the 06Z run is correct, a potent severe weather threat could be setting up here in about a week. A deep surface low over southern Missouri along with a strong negative tilt trough, and the Gulf of Mexico wide open. We will sure keep an eye on it.
*END OF THE MONTH: The GFS suggesting we might have the warmest weather so far this year around the end of March, possibly low 80s here. Summer must not be too far away.
*SPRING BREAK WEEK: Like this week, if you are headed to the beach or the Great Smoky mountains (or hanging around here), you will have to deal with occasional storm systems. That system early in the week could bring some active storms late Monday or Tuesday, with another system toward the end of the week. Of course, there should be one or two nice days between those systems....
Headed to Tuscaloosa today to see the kids at Woodland Forrest Elementary school...
on March 15, 2005, 8:11 am
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