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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday September 10, 2005
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GOOD AFTERNOON: You couldnt ask for a more perfect mid-September day out there across Central Alabama. The only clouds are a few scattered cumulus clouds over extreme western sections of the state. Temperatures were uniformly in the upper 80s over all of the state at 1 p.m., so a few locations will undoubtedly register highs of 90 degrees or higher.
OUR FORECAST: Hey! Its football season! Had to grill a brat and sit down in front of the tube to watch Notre Dame/Michigan and Auburn/Mississippi State. Didnt feel like fall up at the Big House or down in Auburn, with very warm temperatures for football. Dont look for much change in our weather through much of the coming week. High pressure should continue to be in control of our weather. Ophelia is the only wild card in our forecast, but its only effect will be to spread some cloudiness over the state. The rains affiliated with the hurricane will stay to the east of Alabama. We could see a few clouds blowing off of the hurricane at times. Otherwise, it will be mostly sunny and hot until the end of the week when a few more clouds and a few showers will sneak back in.
IN THE TROPICS: Maria became extra-tropical overnight and Nate lost its tropical characteristics this morning, leaving only Ophelia in the Atlantic. But Ophelia will be a problem for the South-Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic states. Hurricane Ophelia was located about 225 east southeast of Charleston and about 250 miles south southwest of Cape Hatteras. Hurricane watches are already flying on the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts. The Category One hurricane has top winds of 80 mph and a central pressure of 977 millibars and some slow strengthening is expected. Ophelia could be a Cat Two or maybe a Cat Three hurricane at landfall, which is expected to come Monday afternoon, most likely somewhere between Charleston, SC and Wilmington, NC. Ophelia should continue northward, passing over the Chesapeake bay and then turning to the northeast with time and back over the open Atlantic.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Alabama hosts Southern Miss tonight in Tuscaloosa at 6:45 p.m. Expect fine weather, with clear skies and temperatures falling from the lower 80s into the middle 70s by the end of the game. About the same weather at Troy, where the UAB Blazers will be traveling to take on the Trojans. Winds will be light at both locations.
CONTINUING WITH OUR TODAY IN HURRICANE HISTORY...IN 1964... Hurricane Dora was but a brief interruption for thousands of Beatles fans in Jacksonville, Florida for a much-awaited concert by the British rock group. The storm postponed the concert as the Beatles were diverted to Key West. Dora is the first hurricane to cross the coast of northeast Florida from the Atlantic since the Great Hurricane of 1880. The storm made landfall near St. Augustine with winds of 100mph and gusts to 125 mph. Tides reached twelve feet above normal, 4 feet higher than ever recorded previously. Jacksonville recorded its first ever hurricane force winds with a reading of 82 mph. 23.73 inches of rain were recorded at Mayo, Florida. Damage totaled $230 million.
...AND ON THIS DATE IN 1979... All eyes were on the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Frederic was moving slowly northwestward near the south coast of western Cuba. Sporting top winds of 50 mph, the storm was expected to reach the extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico during the day. The storm continued to strengthen all day, and was upgraded to a hurricane at 5 p.m. CDT. Small craft from Tarpon Springs, Florida to the mouth of the Mississippi River were already being warned to exercise caution. Frederic would go on to become a hurricane. The late evening package warned that Frederic would begin to turn north and accelerate. It also stated that there was no known reason why it would not intensify.
Bill Murray
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TONIGHT
Clear skies.
Morning Low 65
WIND: Light
SUNDAY
A few scattered clouds.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 92
WIND: Light N
MONDAY
Becoming partly cloudy.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NW 5-10
WEDNESDAY
Sunny and continued dry.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: N 5-10
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