AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
909 PM CST SUN DEC 24 2006
.UPDATE...AN UNEXPECTED EVENT TOOK PLACE EARLIER THIS EVENING IN THE
FAR NORTHERN REACHES OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THE GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE
NETWORK, WHICH NORMALLY TRACKS SANTA CLAUS ON HIS TREK AROUND THE
EARTH EVERY CHRISTMAS, NOTED A NORMAL SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT OF
SANTA`S SLEIGH AND REINDEER FOR THE FIRST HOUR AFTER SUNSET.
HOWEVER, ARCTIC CIRCLE RADAR OPERATORS WERE LEFT SCRATCHING THEIR
HEADS WHEN THEY SAW SANTA MAKE A SHARP TURN BACK TO THE NORTH, AND
SWING BACK TO HIS WORKSHOP, AT "RED SLEIGH TOYS, INC." MOMENTS
LATER, THE SLEIGH REAPPEARED ON RADAR SCREENS, INDICATING AN
UNUSUALLY RAPID SOUTWHARD MOVEMENT. APPARENTLY, SANTA WAS MAKING
UP FOR LOST TIME. AT 800 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, THE NORTH POLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTED THAT SANTA`S SON, WILLIE CLAUS, HAD
ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A PACKAGE WHEN HELPING TO LOAD THE SLEIGH
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THE PACKAGE WAS ADDRESSED TO A LITTLE GIRL
NAMED SARAH, WHO LIVES IN PLEASANTVILLE, IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THANKS
TO EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SANTA CLAUS AND HIS HIGH-TECH
"ELF AIR EXPRESS," SANTA WAS ABLE TO GET THE MESSAGE OF THE MISSING
PACKAGE IN TIME TO RETURN TO HIS WORKSHOP, AND THEN MAKE IT BACK IN
THE AIR IN TIME TO RESUME HIS REGULAR DELIVERY SCHEDULE. SANTA
CLAUS TRULY IS AMAZING!
AT LAST CHECK, SANTA WAS STILL BUSY DELIVERING PACKAGES OVER EASTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND WAS SHOWING UP AS A FAST-MOVING
TARGET MOVING ACROSS RADAR AND SATELLITE NETWORKS ALL ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
WE`RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE FORECAST FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS
STILL ON TRACK. AS A RESULT, ONLY A FEW MINOR CHANGES HAVE BEEN
MADE TO THE GRIDS. SANTA TYPICALLY DOESN`T LIKE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH
TOO MANY FORECAST UPDATES, SO IT LOOKS LIKE HE OUGHT TO HAVE
SMOOTH SAILING INTO THE MID STATE OVERNIGHT. AND THAT`S GOOD NEWS TO
CHILDREN EVERYWHERE...ESPECIALLY A LITTLE GIRL NAMED SARAH, IN
PLEASANTVILLE, TENNESSEE.
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That's pretty cool. Just thought I'd share!
That was great...
