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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday August 27, 2004
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...Weekend Showers Ahead...

Warm and humid weather continues through the weekend, with the daily
opportunity for a few passing showers and thunderstorms. Storms could be a
little more numerous over the weekend thanks to an approaching cold front.
That front is now expected to pass through north Alabama Sunday night, with
noticeably drier air moving in for the first part of next week. For now we
are forecasting mostly sunny days, clear nights, and lower humidity levels
for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

FRANCES: Looks like we will have a major hurricane on our hands in the
Atlantic later today. Frances continues to grow stronger, with sustained
winds of around 100 mph. The system is about 800 miles east of the Lesser
Antilles in the Atlantic, and is moving to the west/northwest. Most of the
computer model guidance suggests a turn to the northwest, and then back to
the west over the next five days as steering currents change. There is a
chance Frances could threaten the Atlantic coast of the U.S. in about seven
days; so folks all the way from Miami to Boston will be watching closely. We
can't rule out the chance of Frances getting into the Gulf of Mexico, but at
this point it seems unlikely.

FOOTBALL IS HERE! Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s for the big
opening night of high school football tonight with high humidity levels. A
passing shower or storm is possible, but many stadiums will be dry.
Samford hosts West Alabama tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. at Seibert Stadium in
Birmingham. A passing shower or thunderstorm is possible during the game;
the temperature at kickoff should be near 80 degrees, falling into the mid
70s by the fourth quarter.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Intervals of sunshine. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers and
thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: S 4-8

SATURDAY
Occasionally cloudy with a few passing showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers and a few thunderstorms likely.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly to mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NW 6-12

TUESDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 5-10

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