Special Weather Statement

Here is the NWS office in Huntsville take on the wintry mix potential.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
236 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010

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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...RUSSELLVILLE...
MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...
WINCHESTER
236 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010

...WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEK...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST THURSDAY ALLOWING MOISTURE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. WITH A
SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BEGINNING AS EARLY AS
THURSDAY NIGHT...AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH.

PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO A LIGHT WINTRY MIX LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MOST
AREAS ALLOWING ALL RAIN TO FALL DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. WITH
FREEZING TEMPERATURES NEARBY...A FEW LOCATIONS MAY BE AT OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW FREEZING DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY ALLOWING A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE.

AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA...A MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS NORTHWEST
ALABAMA AND SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION SHOULD END AS LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES
OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ON SATURDAY.

AT THIS TIME...ACCUMULATIONS AND TIMING REMAIN VERY UNCERTAIN AS
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE INCONSISTENT. ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS
LOW...PERSONS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS CHANGES MAY BECOME NECESSARY.