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First Snowfall Forecast Map
January 4th, 2010 | 
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White – Areas of all snow.
Light Blue – Areas where the heaviest snowfall is expected to occur currently.
Pink – Areas where mixed precipitation are possible. A change to snow near the end of the event is possible.
As in most cases, there will still likely be questions in terms of snowfall and accumulations up to the onset of the event. We urge everyone to stay tuned for the most up to date information from The Alabama Storm Trackers.
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U.S. Winter Weather Outlook
El Niño in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean is expected to be a dominant climate factor that will influence the December through February winter weather in the United States, according to the 2009 Winter Outlook released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Such seasonal outlooks are part of NOAA’s suite of climate services.
“We expect El Niño to strengthen and persist through the winter months, providing clues as to what the weather will be like during the period,” says Mike Halpert, deputy director of the Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. “Warmer ocean water in the equatorial Pacific shifts the patterns of tropical rainfall that in turn change the strength and position of the jetstream and storms over the Pacific Ocean and the U.S.”
“Other climate factors are also likely to play a role in the winter weather at times across the country,” added Halpert. “Some of these factors, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation are difficult to predict more than one to two weeks in advance. The NAO adds uncertainty to the forecast in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic portions of the country.”