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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday October 22, 2004
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A WEEKEND MIXED BAG: The weather will be in transition over the weekend
across Alabama, but we still believe that most of Saturday will be dry. A
major storm system is swinging out of Colorado into the Plains States. This
will pull a cold front down into Alabama by Sunday. Some showers and
possibly a thunderstorm may start in extreme NW Alabama during the day
Saturday and a few could show up by late afternoon down into Central
Alabama. Our best chance for showers and thunderstorms will be Saturday
night and those should end Sunday morning. Don't look for any big
temperature changes with this cold front. Nights will be a little cooler by
Monday and Tuesday, but for the next five days highs should consistently be
in the mid 70s.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Dry weather for tonight's high school games with
temperatures mostly in the mid and upper 60s. On Saturday, Kentucky will be
in Auburn for a 1:30 start. It should be partly sunny and dry with mid to
upper 70s at kick off. Alabama will be in Knoxville for a 2:30 game with
Tennessee. Look for scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm with about
69 at kick off. UAB will be in New Orleans to play Tulane in a 2:30 game. It
should be a warm and humid 85 degrees with only a very small chance of a
shower. I was in error yesterday when I said that game would be in the
Superdome.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Lots of clouds and showers extending several hundred
miles north and NE of the Leeward Islands, but conditions are not favorable
for development. While hurricanes thin out greatly in late October, they can
still occur. The fourth strongest hurricane in the Atlantic Basin by the
name of Mitch was in its formative stage on this date in 1998.

FRIDAY PROWLS: First, thanks to an alert reader. I mistakenly said Columbus
first saw the North American Continent on October 21, 1492. I should have
said October 12...the weather can be quite variable in Alabama this time of
year. On this date in 1987, there was a good freeze in the Birmingham Metro
area with a low of 28 at Birmingham Airport and 23 in Pinson.this is also
one of the best times of the year for a drought. Among the worst we ever had
was in 1884 when Tuscaloosa was rainless from August 28 through October
22-nearly two months...9 inches of new snow in Flagstaff, Arizona with 2.5
inches at the Grand Canyon Airport...nearly 7 inches fell at Happy Jack
along the Mongollon Rim in the White Mountains...in the Canada Del Oro Wash
NW of Tucson, 4.80 inches of rain in the last 24 hours...cold spots this
morning: 23 at Saranac Lake, New York and Tahoe Valley, California and 9
below at Chandalar Lake, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have been dragging my little Miss Molly out
of bed very early the last few mornings, even before she wants to awaken.
She takes it really well and seconds after opening her eyes, her pom-pom
tail is swishing like a funeral home church fan. Away we went this morning
on a half-mile walk when there was barely enough light to see. We enjoyed
walking in the very dense fog and light drizzle...the Old Crow Motel
appeared as a ghostly blur in the fog. We did hear some birds who seemed to
be as happy as we were. Life goes on, foggy or clear. We like it both ways.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Variable cloudiness. Patchy fog late.
Morning Low 60
WIND: SE 4-6

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm late in the day, increasing
at night.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 77
WIND: S 7-14

SUNDAY
Showers ending during the morning. Partly sunny by afternoon.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 76
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 77
WIND: N 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 76
WIND: NE 5-10

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