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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday September 26, 2004
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JEANNE SLOWLY WEAKENS...WILL REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM OVERNIGHT

4 PM CDT FAST FACTS ABOUT HURRICANE JEANNE
LOCATION: LAT 28.8N LONG 82.6W
Just west of Inverness FL or 65 miles NNW of Tampa
MOVEMENT: NW 12 mph
MAX WINDS: 65 mph
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 973 mb (28.73 inches)
Next advisory: 7 p.m. CDT

GOOD AFTERNOON: Boy, you have to feel for the poor people of Central
Florida. First there was Hurricane Charley back on that unlucky Friday the
Thirteenth in August. The category four hurricane ripped through the
Charlotte Harbor area then tore into Central sections of the state like a
buzz saw. Inland damage was catastrophic also in many areas.

Then came category two hurricane Frances on September 5th. Frances moved
inland near Stuart, Florida and ripped a northwestward course across the
Central sections of the state, which was quickly becoming the nation's
hurricane crossroads. Before most people could even start making repairs to
their damaged homes and businesses after Charley, Hurricane Frances was
already on them. They put out buckets under their roof leaks and hoped for
the best as Frances crossed Charley's path near Sebring.

Then came the Ivan scare, but Central Florida dodged that bullet. Relief
was short-lived, however, as Hurricane Jeanne appeared on the horizon. This
morning, Jeanne made landfall within a few miles of where Frances landed
three weeks before. The paths of Jeanne and Frances are almost identical
across Florida.

NHC Director Max Mayfield says he has never heard of two hurricanes
following such eerily similar tracks. Polk County has been in the
crosshairs for all three storms, with the eyes of Charley, Frances and Ivan
passing through the county this year.

JEANNE'S IMPACT IN ALABAMA: Jeanne is passing north and northeast of the
Tampa Bay area this afternoon as it makes the much anticipated turn to the
northwest and north. Jeanne will hug the west coast of Florida as it
curves. By Monday afternoon, it will be somewhere over southern Georgia,
likely east of Albany. This brings the storm to about 75 miles east of
Eufaula at its closest point of approach.

Jeanne's impacts in Alabama will not be significant. Clouds will overspread
eastern sections of the state, starting today over the Wiregrass and pushing
northward tonight and Monday. Showers and storms will be possible in the
Dothan area, but north of that, only widely scattered showers are expected.
Winds may reach tropical storm force over Southeast Alabama tonight and an
Inland Tropical Storm Wind Warning is in effect there.

North to about Auburn, winds have increased to 10-20 mph and will continue
into Monday and Lake Wind Advisories are in effect.

North to Talladega and Anniston and over the rest of Central Alabama, winds
will increase to 10-15 mph on Monday, so you will notice the breeze, but
there will be no problems. Our area should remain dry, except for widely
scattered showers over the counties next to the Georgia border.

REST OF OUR WEEK: Dry and cooler air will filter into Alabama in the wake
of Jeanne's passage to the east of the state. Sunny conditions should
prevail in the Tuesday through Thursday time frame. The GFS model shows an
increase in moisture across the area by Thursday and into the weekend as a
southeasterly flow sets up and an inverted trough moves across the area. It
also hints at the possibility of showers across our area. We will have to
wait and see.

Bill Murray
billmurray@worldnet.att.net

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TONIGHT
Partly cloudy skies.
Morning Low 67
WIND: N 10-15

MONDAY
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower, especially eastern sections.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: N 10-15

TUESDAY
Sun and some clouds mixed.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 82
WIND: NW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 81
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 5-10

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