SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

[Brent]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
935 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004

ALZ042-044>050-252100-
BARBOUR-BULLOCK-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-RUSSELL-
935 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004

...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE TONIGHT SOUTHEAST OF A MONTGOMERY TO
TUSKEGEE TO AUBURN LINE...

AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO...MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. WITH COLD AIR
ALREADY IN PLACE...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF A
MONTGOMERY TO TUSKEGEE TO AUBURN LINE.

THE MAIN TIME FRAME FOR POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A RAIN OR SLEET MIX THEN
CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CURRENTLY...
THE BEST CHANCE OF WINTRY WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS PIKE AND BARBOUR
COUNTIES. REMEMBER AS THIS EVENT DEVELOPS...THINGS CAN CHANGE VERY
QUICKLY SO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
MEDIA OUTLET FOR IMPORTANT STATEMENTS, ADVISORIES, OR WARNINGS THAT
MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.

[Rainband]

[Brent]

TONIGHT GETS INTERESTING ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 85 AS WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE.

THE UPPER PART OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF WILL
MOVE EAST AND AFFECT SOUTH ALABAMA. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS...THE
12Z ETA...INDICATES THAT MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION WILL SURGE
NORTHEAST...CLIPPING AREAS MAINLY SOUTH A MONTGOMERY TO AUBURN LINE.
ALSO...THIS MODEL INDICATES BETTER EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND COLDER
LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES...WHICH WOULD SUGGEST A CHANGEOVER FROM
LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET TO LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AROUND MIDNIGHT.

THIS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED
AS ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY SINCE
THIS SYSTEM HAS ALREADY HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. WILL LOOK AT THE LATEST
GFS AND OTHER MODELS FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE BEFORE ISSUING ADDITIONAL
PRODUCTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL. SEE SPSBMX FOR MORE DETAILS.

[Scorpion]

Nice, looks like you guys in Alabama will be seeing snow after all!