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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday September 13, 2005
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GULF OF MEXICO-FRIEND OR FOE? Well, she is both. She is one of our
main sources of rainfall but she can also brew up some nasty hurricanes. Did
you know that at her widest point, if overlaid on a USA map, she would
extend from Mobile to Philadelphia? She is quiet as a mouse now. More about
the lady in a couple of upcoming articles.

ALABAMA NOW: It is a hazy day with scattered clouds around, but dry
as a bone. Look for more of the same tomorrow. There will be some scattered
clouds, but mostly hazy sunshine. As a cold front, using that term loosely,
tries to push down into North Alabama Thursday night or Friday, we could see
a few showers or thunderstorms. It appears that moisture is going to be
extremely rationed, so a lot of areas will remain dry. By Saturday, we
expect the humidity to drop off again and return to mostly sunshine with
slightly cooler nights and warm days. See our day-by-day forecast.

DOGS, CATS AND HURRICANES: They do not exactly mix as we have seen
from Katrina. I want to thank Anne Laplante for asking us to mention that
the need for foster homes for displaced pets until they can be reunited with
their families is significant. People who love pets could open their homes,
if they are available, and take in some of these animals. Anne has received
several e-mails from her friends on the Greater Birmingham Humane Society
e-mail list outlining that. This information could reach a lot of folks if
they would contact the GBHS at www.gbhs.org or TEARS at
tearsanimalrescue.org.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Ophelia continues to be our only topic. All
morning she has moved only 3 or 4 mph and this afternoon was centered 120
miles ESE of Charleston or about 125 miles south of Wilmington, North
Carolina. Her sustained winds were 70 mph and, thanks to the Gulf Stream,
she could possibly reach hurricane force again. The track forecast still
carries her along the North Carolina coast and after reaching Cape Hatteras
she should move out into the open Atlantic.

WEATHER NOTEBOOK: An important world event on this date in 1922
when the temperature reached 136 at Azizia, Libya. That is 2 degrees hotter
than the USA all-time high of 134 in Death Valley...there were frost
advisories in some of the high country of Wyoming and Colorado last
night-another sign that better times are ahead. It dropped to 22 this
morning at Big Piney, Wyoming.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE DESERT: It is beginning to look that way
outdoors. The grass is turning brown, some of the foliage is hinting of
brown and the grass covered areas crunch underneath your feet. Early morning
walk with Molly included an encounter with the CC (Community Cat), a big
stand off with Molly standing on her hind legs wanting to get at him. I
said, "Treat, treat, Molly," and those magic words started her toward
home...we have had Little Miss Molly three years and I played with her more
yesterday than any day since we have had her. Finally, at 10:52 last night
during a tug-of-war on the couch, she suddenly released the ball we were
wrestling over, curled up on her blanket and was asleep in 10 seconds. Was
she pooped! Only downside playing with her more is that the little girl
raises the bar and expects even more attention, but life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 67
WIND: Light

WEDNESDAY
Some scattered clouds, but mostly hazy sunshine.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 4-8

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Mornig Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

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