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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday September 8, 2004
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THE LULL BETWEEN STORMS: It's goodbye to Frances and she sure caused
problems over a wide area. The fragmentary center of Frances was astride the
Tennessee-North Carolina border this afternoon NE of Knoxville. She is still
producing way too much rain and significant flooding was underway this
afternoon in the western North Carolina mountains, including major mud
slides. The sun has come out over all but extreme east and NE Alabama and it
will gradually clear in that area tonight.

The low clouds draped across most of the state from Frances held
temperatures down yesterday. It got no higher than 69 at DeSoto State Park
where they had 1.21 inches of rain. A few other rain totals included 2.23
inches at Flat Rock (Jackson County) and 2.05 at Russell Cave.

Now we are in for some very pleasant weather all the way through the
weekend-lots of sunshine and lower daytime humidity through Saturday. Cooler
nights will bring temperatures as low as the low and mid 60s. We could see
upper 50s in the North Alabama valleys Friday morning.

HURRICANE IVAN: He is truly a big bully and he continues westward at a good
clip with sustained winds of 140 MPH, making him a very dangerous Category 4
hurricane. The National Hurricane Center thinks he will eventually have 150
MPH sustained winds with gusts over 180. We hate to keep saying this, but we
must insist, that a track forecast 4 or 5 days ahead can contain major
errors. However, the guys down at the Hurricane Center (where President Bush
is visiting this afternoon), think that Ivan could cross Western Cuba Sunday
morning and enter the Gulf of Mexico and curve northward off the west coast
of Florida Monday. Here in the weather office, we will go back to playing
the old WW (Watch and Wait) game.

WEDNESDAY NOTES: Almost 10 inches of rain in the last 24 hours at Brevard,
North Carolina with 8.20 at Beech Mountain and 8 inches at Mt.
Mitchell...how about this? The temperature dropped to 9 this morning at
Chandalar Lake, Alaska with the wind chill below zero. Another hint of the
changing season...unfortunately the heat index in a wide area of Florida was
around 105 this afternoon and a lot of that area still has no power or air
conditioning.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: This is unbelievable, but little Miss Molly
slept until almost 11 this morning. I even got 10 hours of sleep overnight,
which breaks the record for September 7-8 that had stood since I was six
months old. Molly and I have decided that we have been suffering from HH
(Hurricane Hangover). It has been said that if a man bonds with his little
dog, that his life will be a whole lot calmer and satisfying. I don't see
how I could bond any closer with Molly. I hope I can continue to be the kind
of person my dog thinks I am. I don't ever get upset or stressed, but even
if I did, I know Miss Molly could bring me back down to earth in just a few
seconds. I only wish I could learn to wag my tail like she does. That would
make great video! Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear and a little cooler.
Morning Low 63
WIND: Light N

THURSDAY
Sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 85
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 4-8

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
More sun than clouds. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

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