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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday September 6, 2005
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A PARADE IN THE ATLANTIC: Wish we could forget the Tropics for a while, but
we cannot. Now we have tropical depression 16, which is wanting to become a
tropical storm near the Florida east coast. The depression formed in the NW
Bahamas this morning. It is often difficult to get a good handle on the
future track this early in the game. Yesterday, some of the models wanted to
bring it across the Florida Peninsula into the Gulf of Mexico. Still an
outside chance that will happen, but most models hint that it will be
indecisive for a time and then move slowly NW. The official NHC tracking
chart brings it ashore in NE Florida Saturday morning in the general
vicinity of St. Augustine or Jacksonville. It will be named Tropical Storm
Ophelia.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Nate was stalled 275 miles SSW of Bermuda. He may
become a hurricane Wednesday, but not expected to bother the USA. Maria
became a major hurricane yesterday, but today sustained winds were back to
100 mph at her position 545 miles NNE of Bermuda. She will bother only
shipping at sea and whatever else is swimming around in those ocean waters.
Fortunately, a tropical wave near the Lesser Antilles has weakened.

We still cannot forget Hurricane Katrina. One thing I had overlooked is that
the Port of New Orleans is blocked. There are numerous barges parked all the
way up the Mississippi River loaded with Midwest crops. Incoming ships are
also blocked. We do not know how many things are sunk in the Port.

THE ALABAMA STORY: Cooler and dry air continues to spread into the state
from New England, the Atlanta Seaboard and the Southern Appalachians. We may
be breathing the same air today that someone in Boston or Saranac Lake, New
York was breathing just a few days ago. It sure does feel good with the low
dew points, reasonable temperatures and great visibility. We should stay dry
through Saturday. It is very easy for my thoughts to wander away to Mt.
Cheaha or DeSoto State Park on a day like this. Must wait, however, for
autumn foliage. Let us look at a few sample lows this morning:

56 in DeSoto State Park (Little River Canyon)
57 in Valley Head
58 at Russell Cave National Monument
59 at Ft. Payne, Pinson, Hartselle, Hazel Green
60 in Anniston
63 in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: 27 in Stanley, Idaho was the coldest this morning, 3
degrees colder than good old Deadhorse, Alaska...weather can be fatal
indirectly. On September 6, 1881, it was a "yellow day" in the NE due to
raging forest fires in Michigan. 500 people were killed and 20 towns were
wiped out.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Do not know what we would do if we were in New
Orleans and had Little Miss Molly and had to evacuate without her. Do not
think we could do it. In fact, we talked to Molly last night and told her we
would never abandon her. Sure was touching to see a lady crying her eyes out
because she was going to be forced to leave her dog behind. You could tell
they were tightly bonded...Miss Molly forced me to go an entire 1/2 mile
this morning on our walk. Sure did feel good with temperatures in the 60s
and a nice NE breeze. The leaves on the Old Crow Motel were quivering
reminding me of the quaking aspens in the west whose leaves quiver at the
slightest breeze...we heard several old crows. We wondered if they had been
down on the coast for an end-of-the-summer vacation and had to evacuate
because of katrina. Life goes on but sadly life ended for so many along the
Gulf Coast.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Clear and pleasantly cool.
Morning Low 62
WIND: E 3-6

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 6-12

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