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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday November 10, 2004
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VETERANS' DAY LOOKING WET: Wish we had better news, but it looks like some
rain will be reaching Central Alabama before daybreak and showers will
become more numerous during the day Thursday and continue most of Thursday
night. We still think the main showers will be Thursday afternoon and night,
but I'm afraid there will be a decent number of morning showers also. We
can't rule out a thunderstorm, but we don't think severe weather will be an
option. A good part of the state will get a nice wetting down from this
storm system. Some communities will get more than 1 inch of rain. We think
the general average for Central Alabama will be about three-fourths of an
inch.

What's causing the rain? A low pressure system swinging eastward from
Oklahoma and North Texas will pull a lot of moisture north from the Gulf of
Mexico. Already some rain was developing over the northern Gulf. Some of
those showers will spread northward through Alabama reaching the central
part of the state before daybreak. All of the precipitation should end by
Friday morning followed by windy and much cooler weather.

THE WEEKEND: Still looks great. Both Saturday and Sunday should be mostly
sunshine with highs in the lower 60s and fairly brisk NE winds. We now
believe there is little or no danger of a freeze over the weekend. Easterly
winds will hold up enough to keep most low temperatures in the 38-42 range.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: 86 in Laredo and McAllen, Texas was the warmest
Tuesday...cold spot this morning in the lower 48 was Saranac Lake in Upstate
New York where it was a very cold 3 above zero. Temperatures over Northern
Alaska were as low as minus 30...9 inches of new snow overnight at
Breckenridge, Colorado...today is the 29th anniversary of the sinking of the
Edmund Fitzgerald. The big ship went down in the icy waters of Lake Superior
and 29 crewmen lost their lives. Gordon Lightfoot later wrote a famous song
entitled, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: Some of the coldest weather in the USA occurs over NE
Minnesota in an area known as the arrowhead (it's shaped like an arrow).
That area also has the highest elevation in the state with 2,301-foot Eagle
Mountain. (About 100 feet lower than Alabama's Mt. Cheaha.) The area is
heavily forested and it has such small towns as Ely, Tower and Embarrass
where frequently the lowest in the U.S. is recorded and we have all heard of
International Falls.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sure was a delight to be out on an early
morning walk with my little girl. There were just enough cirrus clouds
(which are composed of ice crystals at about 30,000 feet above the ground)
to make the sunrise more beautiful. Little Miss Molly has told me that she
wants to be the boss of the early morning walk, because she considers it to
be a vacation. I try to oblige, but I never know what to expect. This
morning, walking with her ranged from only 1/16th mph to Kentucky Derby
speed.. She got to rub noses with big Chester, a neighborhood dog. We didn't
see any varmints-not even a wasp, gnat, spider or mosquito. They have
thinned out greatly...naturally when we got home, another vigorous play
session. Molly had her treat and settled down for a long morning nap. That
little puppy has it made in the shade and I don't mind. She is a big part of
my life and adding 15 years to mine. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clouds increase. A chance of showers toward daybreak.
Morning Low 52
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Showers becoming more numerous and continuing Thursday night. A thunderstorm
is also possible.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 64
WIND: S 8-16

FRIDAY
Rain ending during the morning. Cloudy, breezy and cooler.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 58
WIND: N 10-18

SATURDAY
Becoming mostly sunny. A chilly early morning.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 61
WIND: NE 7-14

SUNDAY
Sunny.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 63
WIND: E 6-12

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