AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 248 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2005 .DISCUSSION... HELLO WEATHER FANS AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF MOTHER NATURE`S GRID IRON CLASSIC BETWEEN THE HIGHS AND LOWS. THE BLUE TEAM (RIDGE/COLD FRONT) HAS REALLY BEEN IMPRESSIVE THIS WEEK AS IT`S BARRELLED SOUTHEASTWARD...DUMPING 18 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER MID-WEST AND HOLDING DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 30S AND 40S. EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE HAS BEEN THE RED TEAM (TROPICAL LOW) WHERE TAMMY HAS BEEN THE STAR PLAYER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. SHE HAS BROUGHT RAINS AND WINDS TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST ON HER STEADY NORTHWESTWARD MARCH. THE GAME IS JUST BEGINNING AND WE HAVE FIFTY YARD LINE SEATS. THIS ODDS MAKER THINGS THINKS THIS WON`T BE A GAME FOR LONG. THE RED TEAM WILL PROBABLY TRY A SPREAD OFFENSE...BUT THE BLUE TEAM LOOKS TO BE DEEP WITH TALENT. (THE UPPER LOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BROADEN AND EVENTUALLY OPEN AND MERGE WITH A DEVELOPING SHORTWAVE. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL GIVE THE SFC FRONT A REINFORCING PUSH ON FRIDAY). GAME TIME CONDITIONS ARE WHAT WILL GIVE THIS ODDS MAKER HEARTBURN. HOW MUCH TO GO ON POPS AND HOW LONG WILL THE CLOUDS HANG AROUND AFTER THE GAME? I`LL START WITH THE POPS. FROM WEST TO EAST I DECIDED TO GO WITH LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL FOR TONIGHT...AND TOMORROW I WENT CHANCE TO CATEGORICAL. THIS DUE TO THE FRONT PUSHING IN WITH MUCH DRIER AIR. THERE STILL WILL BE CLOUDS THOUGH...AND THOSE SHOULD BE CLEARING OUT OF HERE BY SATURDAY MORNING. GAME OVER. BLUE WINS! SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY IS LOOKING GREAT AT THIS TIME. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL NORMS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT MODERATING UPWARDS TO THE LOWER 80S BY WEDNESDAY. SPEAKING OF WEDNESDAY...IT LOOKS AS THOUGH A LARGE TROUGH WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO SWING IN AND GIVE US ANOTHER GAME TO TALK ABOUT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 67 70 52 75 / 90 80 30 10 ANNISTON 69 74 58 74 / 90 80 30 10 BIRMINGHAM 66 73 53 76 / 90 60 20 10 TUSCALOOSA 65 72 54 77 / 80 50 20 0 CALERA 67 71 58 77 / 90 60 20 10 AUBURN 68 75 60 78 / 90 80 30 10 MONTGOMERY 70 77 59 78 / 90 80 20 10 TROY 69 78 60 79 / 70 80 20 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && $$ JONES/90
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