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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday August 25, 2005
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A GIRL NAMED KATRINA: She is the main concern for weather in the southeast
over the next several days. Based on the latest National Hurricane Center
track forecast, Alabama should get by without any real adverse weather. But,
remember, the second landfall over the NE Gulf of Mexico coast will not
occur until late Sunday night or early Monday, so things are not sealed in
stone yet. Katrina was approaching the SE Florida coast this afternoon and
she was slowly getting stronger. A Hurricane Warning was in effect from Vero
Beach southward to Florida City including Lake Okeechobee. Sustained winds
had increased to 70 mph and she may reach hurricane force before landfall.

After crossing extreme South Florida and emerging near or south of Ft.
Myers, the projected path takes her to about 200 miles west of Tampa at
daybreak Sunday and inland over the NW Florida coast probably after midnight
Sunday night. This could be near or east of Appalachicola. After getting
inland, the forecast is NE through SW and Central Georgia into South
Carolina by Tuesday morning. If all this holds true, Alabama will stay on
the dry side of Katrina and not get much rain. One model, however, continues
her on a westward track into the Central Gulf of Mexico. We will watch all
of this. Rainfall is going to be extremely heavy, especially over Central
and South Florida with major flooding possible.

THE ALABAMA STORY: See our day-by-day forecast for what we expect.
Scattered thunderstorms were underway this afternoon, but they will thin out
this evening. We expect showers and storms to be quite scarce on through the
weekend. We do expect some drier air to circulate into the state from the
east with lower dew points. That will keep our temperatures easier to deal
with.

VERY DRY NORTH ALABAMA: While much of Central and South Alabama has a
general excess in rain so far this year, especially around Mobile, the
extreme northern part of the state is very dry. The rainfall deficiency for
the year has now reached 11.64 inches in Muscle Shoals and 10.50 inches in
Huntsville.

FAR AND WIDE: In the war zone, highs should be between 118 and 120 in
Basrah, Iraq. Baghdad will have 114 tomorrow, but cooling slightly to 108 to
110 early next week...a hard freeze in part of Idaho this morning,
especially in Custer County. There was a low of 20 in Copper Basin and 21 in
Stanley. Another hint that the season is beginning to change...113 in Death
Valley was the hottest yesterday...as much as 4 inches of rain in parts of
Kansas overnight.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Check out that big photograph on page 8E of
this morning's Birmingham News. A dog named Sam is the three-time champion
of the world's ugliest dog. He is a Chinese Crested. Molly is a small part
Chinese Crested powder puff, but mostly a Shih-tzu. When Molly gets back
from the PBS (Puppy Beauty Shop) late this afternoon, maybe I should take a
closer look. We love Molly so much that we may have overlooked the ugly
part. Do not think so. I could never call her ugly. Not only is Molly a
pretty little 9-pound dog, but she loves me dearly and that means
everything. She has also got to be one of the friendliest little dogs in the
whole wide world. You can never be downcast if Little Miss Molly is around.
Life goes on...and more fun with Molly around

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
A thunderstorm is possible, mainly this evening.
Morning Low 72
WIND: E 4-6

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm very small. Dry almost
everywhere.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Any afternoon shower or storm will be widely spaced.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Most areas dry. Only a few afternoon showers or storms. More sun than
clouds.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 7-14

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