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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED TO ADD RECORD LOW INFO...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
313 AM CST SUN MAR 03 2002

COLD FRONT JUST NOW EXITING THE SE CORNER OF THE FA...WITH THE
BULK OF THE THERMAL GRADIENT CURRENTLY SLAMMING THROUGH THE
CENTRAL COUNTIES.  HIGH TEMPS WILL BE CLOSE TO 12Z READINGS...WITH
ONLY A MINOR AFTERNOON BOUNCE EXPECTED AT MOST LOCATIONS.

MOST OF THE LIGHT RAIN SHOULD BE OUT OF THE ERN ZONES BY RELEASE
TIME...BUT WILL HOLD ONTO THE MENTION OF FLURRIES IN THE NRN
COUNTIES TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF THE
SHORTWAVE TO OUR WEST.  LIFT/MSTR REALLY NOT IMPRESSIVE...AND DONT
EXPECT ANY KIND OF ACCUMULATION...THOUGH WITH THIS COLD AIRMASS IT
WOULDNT TAKE MUCH MOISTURE TO GET SOME.  WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME
FILTERED SUN ACRS THE CNTL COUNTIES TODAY...WITH CLEARING STARTING IN
EARNEST LATER TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL APPROACH RECORD LEVELS
TONIGHT...WITH DAYTIME TEMPS REMAINING IN THE 30S AREAWIDE ON MON.
UPPER PATTERN TRANSITIONS TO A ZONAL FLOW FROM TUE ON...PROMISING
MODERATING TEMPS THRU THE REST OF THE WEEK.

WILL ISSUE A HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT.  TAKING A
CUE FROM LAST WEDS EVENT...WENT AT OR JUST BELOW NGM GUIDANCE
EVERYWHERE TONIGHT.  SHAVED SEVERAL DEGREES OFF OF GUIDANCE FOR
MON GIVEN THE ETA FORECAST LOLVL THICKNESSES.  AVN/MRF NUMBERS LOOK
A LITTLE BETTER THRU THE REST OF THE WEEK. 66


SELECTED RECORD LOWS FOR MARCH 4...

MSL  12  1943
HSV  17  1960
BHM  17  1943
ANB  22  1960
TCL  22  1960
MGM  21  1943

HSV CB 034/014 033/024 052 66-00
BHM CU 038/018 036/024 052 66-00
MGM CU 045/024 040/024 055 66100

.BHM...HARD FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT ZONES 001>050.