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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday October 24, 2005
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...Chilly Monday...

Yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day across Central Alabama. Skies
were crystal clear and total sunshine allowed temperatures to uniformly warm
into the 70s. A cold front moved through the area overnight, accompanied by
a band of clouds. Skies will be mostly sunny this morning, with
stratocumulus clouds dotting the skies later. The north wind will be very
noticeable today, averaging 15 mph with higher gusts. Those northerly winds
will be ushering in cooler air and temperatures will struggle to make it out
of the 50s.

FROSTY MORNS AHEAD? Indications are that low clouds will move back across
the area overnight tonight, wrapping around low pressure over Ohio and West
Virginia. Fairly strong northerly winds will continue tonight, and the
combination of the clouds and the winds should prevent the formation of
widespread frost tonight. But if you have interests that are sensitive to
frost, monitor later forecasts in case the winds die down or clouds do not
develop. Lows tonight will drop into the upper 30s.

It looks like clouds will hang tough across the area tomorrow, and if they
do, highs will definitely remain in the 50s. Some spots up in northeast
Alabama could stay in the 40s all day. A biting northwest wind will add to
the uncomfortable nature of the day. The sky should clear tomorrow night
however, and it looks like we could experience a widespread frost by early
Wednesday morning with temperatures reaching the mid 30s. Wednesday and
Thursday will feature more in the way of sunshine with milder temperatures.

STILL DRY: At this point we still see no significant chance of rain for
Alabama for the next seven days. For some Alabama communities, today is the
17th day in a row with no measurable rain.

TROPICS: Hurricane Wilma made landfall early this morning on the southwest
coast of Florida south of Naples. A storm surge of up to 18 feet was
expected in the area from Marco Island south through Everglades City. A
storm surge of up to 8 feet is expected in the keys. Wilma intensified to
category three status late last evening and will bring hurricane force winds
to much of South Florida. Tropical depression Alpha is moving north and
will be absorbed by Wilma.

ON THIS DATE IN 1998: Mitch becomes a hurricane in the Caribbean south of
Jamaica and begins to intensify rapidly. During a 24 hour period, its
central pressure dropped 52 millibars, to 924 millibars.

Bill Murray
billmurray@worldnet.att.net

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TODAY
Partly cloudy, windy and cool. Clouds move in tonight.
Afternoon High 59
WIND: N 10-18

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy and chilly.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 58
WIND: N 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny with a cold morning. Some early morning frost is likely.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 64
WIND: N 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 62
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 61
WIND: N 6-12

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