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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday October 6, 2004
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SOME RAIN FOR THIS WEEKEND: The dryness continues and most communities have
now been rainless for almost three weeks. But things are looking up and we
should get some rain this weekend. It appears that our better chance of rain
will be on Sunday, but we'll have a decent chance of showers by late
Saturday and especially Saturday night. The largest amount of rain will be
over the southern sections of the state, especially near the coast. Across
North-Central Alabama we may see some amounts around two-thirds of an inch.

All of this rain will be due to a low pressure system moving eastward across
the North Gulf of Mexico just off shore. See our day-by-day forecast for
more details.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The West Gulf of Mexico is still restless with scattered
thunderstorms. They don't seem to be talking to each other and getting their
act together. There are no signs of tropical development. That broad area of
moisture will bring some good rainfall amounts to Gulf coastal areas as it
drifts north then east.

MORE ABOUT AUTUMN COLOR: We mentioned a day or so ago about some browning
showing up along the ridges, making me worry about a good fall season. We
know that a late-season dry spell or a sudden change to much colder can hurt
our colors. I asked my friend, Mike Pender, who is the owner of Classic
Gardens and Landscape in Center Point, to describe what causes autumn color.


These are his words, "During the spring and summer, leaves are green because
the pigment chlorophyll is dominant. Chlorophyll is what helps the leaf make
sugars or food. The other colors are there, but you cannot see them because
of the chlorophyll. In the fall, trees get their signals to quit making
chlorophyll because of cooler nights and shorter days. Trees that have high
sugar content, like maples, produce anthocyanin in the fall that changes the
leaf from green to red and then to yellow. In abnormally dry fall seasons,
color is reduced significantly because the parched leaves cannot produce the
anthocyanin."

By the way, a few years ago I wondered out loud how many trees there were in
Alabama. Mike was intrigued by that, did some research, and came up with a
good estimate.

COMING UP: Tomorrow we're going to run an interesting story on how much the
rain weighed that fell on Alabama during Hurricane Ivan. It is amazing.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly went on a witch hunt with me
last night. The "witch" was a mosquito buzzing around inside our house.
Numerous attempts to whap it were unsuccessful. In fact, I almost ruined a
Time magazine, National Geographic and Birmingham News using those as bats.
Gave up and went to bed. At 5 this morning as I came in my weather office,
that mosquito lit on my computer screen and was reading my e-mail. I should
have gotten my trusty little blue pooper scoop that I am highly accurate
with getting rid of pests. Little Miss Molly was jumping high as she could
trying to grab the mosquito. Finally caught him when he landed on the
microwave...lot's of playing with Molly today...chase ball, soccer, and
numerous tummy rubs. I am back on her good list after neglecting her for
several days...a great sunrise walk...this is a great time of the
year...life goes on...even with a visiting mosquito.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Fair with pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 60
WIND: E 4-6

THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 7-14

SATURDAY
Clouds increase. Chance of showers by afternoon. A better chance at night.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 78
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Cloudy with periods of rain. Possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SE 6-12

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