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Saturday, September 24, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KMOB 250624
FFAMOB
ALZ051>053-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-251200-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
124 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE CONTINUES A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MOBILE AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...STONE...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE
COUNTIES.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION RITA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND
WEAKEN ACROSS ARKANSAS OVERNIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST
AND EAST IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. SPIRAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND ON SUNDAY.

WIDESPREAD RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA DURING THE PAST TWO DAYS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THOUGH
SUNDAY. DEPENDING ON JUST WHERE THE FEEDER BANDS SET UP OVERNIGHT
AND ON SUNDAY...LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP
INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW
YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. REMEMBER...IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS AT NIGHT...AND
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS TONIGHT.

WWWW

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KMOB 250023
FFAMOB
ALZ051>053-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-250600-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
700 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE CONTINUES A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MOBILE
AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...STONE...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY
AND WAYNE COUNTIES.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

TROPICAL STORM RITA IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA
AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH AT 11 MPH. SPIRAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND ON SUNDAY...
BECOMING EVEN MORE LIKELY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND DURING THE
DAY ON SUNDAY AS RITA SLOWS AND BEGINS TO MOVE A LITTLE MORE TOWARD
THE EAST OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.

WIDESPREAD RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA DURING THE PAST TWO DAYS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA
THOUGH SUNDAY AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. DEPENDING ON
JUST WHERE THE FEEDER BANDS SET UP OVERNIGHT AND ON SUNDAY...LOCALLY
HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP
INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW
YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. REMEMBER...IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS AT NIGHT...AND
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS TONIGHT.

WWWW

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KMOB 242220
SVRMOB
ALC097-242245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0237.050924T2220Z-050924T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
520 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 514 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM GRAND BAY TO SOUTH ORCHARD AND MOVING NORTH AT 45
MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TILLMANS CORNER AND SCHILLINGER AND THREE NOTCH RDS BY 525 PM CDT
SEVEN HILLS AND KNOLLWOOD HOSPITAL BY 530 PM CDT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA AND TANNER WILLIAMS BY 535 PM CDT
WHISTLER AND PRICHARD BY 540 PM CDT

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3043 8841 3040 8809 3094 8809 3096 8843

$$

JC

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ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

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GOOD AFTERNOON: Another historic storm to add to the annals of our recent
active hurricane seasons. Hurricane Rita made landfall around 2:30 a.m.
this morning just to the west of Cameron, Louisiana. Packing top winds of
120 mph, the Category Three hurricane likely caused a 15-20 foot storm surge
along the coast and into the inlets and estuaries along the low lying
coastline. Since Cameron was on the destructive east side of the
hurricane, I fear the worst for them. All one has to do is go back to 1957
and look at Hurricane Audrey for what may have been a good analogy. Both
hurricanes made landfall just west of Cameron. Almost certainly, there will
not be loss of life from Rita like there was from Audrey. Over 500 people
lost their lives in the 1957 Category Four hurricane.

RITA: The storm is weakening steadily over extreme West Texas today. It
will move generally north all day and into the overnight, reaching Northeast
Texas early tomorrow morning. By then, it should be downgraded to a
tropical depression. The official forecast calls for it to slow its forward
progress dramatically, virtually stalling over Southwest Arkansas.
Overnight model runs discounted the stalling proposition, with diverging
solutions as to what is going to happen. If the storm stalls, rainfall
amounts will be catastrophic, with as much as twenty five inches of rain
possible in some locations. It appears more likely that the moisture will
get caught up in an approaching trough and energize a frontal system that
will visit us by midweek. Until then, the remnant low is expected to drift
slowly to the east.

OUR WEATHER: Hurricanes are huge things. And even though Rita was not as
large or as powerful as Katrina, it still is influencing weather over a huge
area. Scattered showers and storms will occur today, with the highest
concentrations over western sections and activity thinning out as you head
from west to east. A warm, moist airmass will remain in place over Alabama
through Monday. Or Tuesday. In addition, the remnants of Rita may turn
eastward and move our way slowly. This means more scattered showers and
storms through the period, with some decent rainfall amounts possible. This
should finally spell an end to our extended dry period. The next several
days look to be wet with a couple of inches of rainfall, and perhaps more,
possible. A cold front should finally sweep through the area by Wednesday,
pushing out the moisture and allowing fair skies to return.

NEW ORLEANS: My heart sank on Friday morning as I watched the terrible
scenes of water overtopping the levees along the Industrial Canal in New
Orleans. I guess that it couldn't get much worse there. Thank goodness
someone talked Mayor Ray Nagin out of repopulating parts of the city. Where
does he get his information? There is also significant flooding in all of
the other parishes of southern Louisiana. Water was reportedly 10 feet deep
late last night in parts of Terrebonne Parish after several protective
levees broke.

Bill Murray
billmurray@att.net

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ABC 33/40 Weathertalk: http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/weathertalk.hrb

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72
WIND: SE 8-18

SUNDAY
Continued breezy. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 10-18

MONDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Rainfall could be heavy.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 84
WIND: S 8-16

TUESDAY
Storms with heavy rainfall still possible.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Morning light rain and clouds giving way eventually to sunshine.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 84
WIND: NW 5-10

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KMOB 241554
FFAMOB
ALZ051>053-061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-250000-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1055 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MOBILE
AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...STONE...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY
AND WAYNE COUNTIES.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...ESCAMBIA...OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

HURRICANE RITA MADE LANDFALL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY
OVER EXTREME WESTERN LOUISIANA. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS
EXTREME EASTERN TEXAS THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY NORTH
ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA STATE LINE THROUGH TONIGHT. SPIRAL
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL PERIODICALLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...
AND BECOME EVEN MORE LIKELY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS RITA SLOWS AND
BEGINS TO MOVE A LITTLE MORE TOWARD THE EAST OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS
OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.

WHILE SCATTERED COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A
SPIRAL FEEDER BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL SET UP SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE
1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA TODAY AS SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. DEPENDING ON JUST
WHERE THE FEEDER BAND SETS UP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...LOCALLY HIGHER
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE POSSIBLE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP
INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW
YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. REMEMBER...IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS AT NIGHT...AND
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS TONIGHT.

WWWW

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KMOB 240958
FFAMOB
ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-241600-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
457 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE AND STONE COUNTIES.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

HURRICANE RITA HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR SABINE PASS AND WILL CONTINUE
SLOWLY NORTHWARD ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA STATE LINE THROUGH
TONIGHT. SPIRAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL PERIODICALLY MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT AS RITA CONTINUES
TO WEAKEN WHILE MOVING FURTHER INLAND.

WIDESPREAD RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE OVER
THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND
THE EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IS DIMINISHING AS RITA WEAKENS...AND THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE CANCELLED LATER TODAY IF THIS TREND
CONTINUES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP
INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

REMEMBER...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER
DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
WWWW

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Friday, September 23, 2005

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KMOB 240402
FFAMOB
ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-241000-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1100 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE AND STONE COUNTIES.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

HURRICANE RITA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA STATE LINE SOMETIME EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN LINGER
OVER EAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA OVER THE WEEKEND. WELL EAST OF
THIS TRACK...SPIRAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
DEVELOPING OVER THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AND
TRAIN NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED
TO WHEREVER THE BANDS SET UP AND TRAIN. THEREFORE...ALTHOUGH
WIDESPREAD RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS MORE LIKELY...MUCH
HIGHER LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE UNDER
THE TRAINING BANDS. EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE SWATH OF THE
HEAVIER RAIN BANDS IS UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...THE GREATEST THREAT
APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS
BANDS OF RAIN TRAIN FROM THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTS
INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP
INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

REMEMBER...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER
DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

$$

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
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...Rampaging Rita...

GOOD MORNING: Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Southwest
Louisiana and the Upper Texas Coast. Rita is very reminiscent of
devastating Hurricane Audrey, which inundated Cameron Parish in June 1957,
killing over 500 people. Hopefully, the excellent response from the public
will mean a limited loss of life.

RITA: Rita is inland he hurricane moved inland over Cameron Parish last
even and is continuing north northwest along the Texas/Louisiana border.
The storm is expected to grind to a halt over eastern Texas and western
Louisiana during the next 24 hours. It may dump up to 25 inches of rain,
which could result in extraordinary inland flooding. We will be sorting our
reports today, but there will likely be a catastrophic surge into Cameron
and Calcasieu Parishes in Southwest Louisiana. Hopefully, excellent
preparations will limit the loss of life in the hurricane area. Luckily,
the huge metro area of Houston and vulnerable Galveston dodged a big bullet.

IMPACT HERE: Rita is a long way from Alabama, but the outer feeder bands
from this large storm will impact Alabama today. There could be some strong
thunderstorms associated with those feeder bands. We can't even rule out
the possibility of a tornado or two, so pay attention to later weather
information today. Storms could also dump heavy rain in a short period of
time, although flooding is not a concern for now.

Alabama will stay in a moist southeasterly flow for the next couple of days
as the hurricane weakens to a depression and stalls. We will have mostly
cloudy skies and scattered storms.

FOOTBALL FORECAST: Alabama meets Arkansas a 11:30 Saturday in Tuscaloosa
and Western Kentucky will be at Auburn for a 1:30 game. Both games are
subject to showers and thunderstorms in the area, especially at Tuscaloosa.
Game time temperatures will be in the 83 to 86 range.

ON THIS DATE IN 1975: Hurricane Eloise made landfall during the morning
hours between Fort Walton Beach and Panama City with an 18 foot storm surge.

Bill Murray
billmurray@att.net

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ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.jamesspann.com/bmachine/wxtalk.php

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of storms.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 10-16

SUNDAY
Continued mostly cloudy with a good chance of more showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 10-18

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms around.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 7-14

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 5-10

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Weather Watch Notice

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WWUS20 KWNS 232209
SEL0
SPC WW 232209
ALZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-241100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 810
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA
SOUTHERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 510 PM
UNTIL 600 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST OF LAKE CHARLES
LOUISIANA TO 30 MILES EAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE
DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 809. WATCH NUMBER 809 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 510
PM CDT.

DISCUSSION...HRCN RITA CONTINUES TO MOVE WNWWD TOWARD THE LA/TX
COAST AND WILL BE LOCATED VERY NEAR SHORE LATE TONIGHT. LOW-LEVEL
SHEAR PROFILES CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS SRN LA EWD TO SWRN AL.
SPIRAL RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE ONSHORE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SRN AND PARTS OF CNTRL LA WITH EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.

THE FORECAST MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS AND MEAN CELL MOTION APPLY TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OUTSIDE THE HURRICANE EYEWALL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXTREME
TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI
WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 13035.

...RACY/EVANS

;310,0933 314,0874 293,0874 290,0933;

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Tornado Watch Outline Update

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WOUS64 KWNS 232206
WOU0

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 810
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
510 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

TORNADO WATCH 810 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ALC003-023-097-129-241100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0810.050923T2210Z-050924T1100Z/

AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALDWIN CHOCTAW MOBILE
WASHINGTON
$$

LAC001-003-005-007-009-011-019-023-025-029-033-037-039-045-047-
051-053-055-057-063-071-075-077-079-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-
101-103-105-109-113-115-117-121-125-241100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0810.050923T2210Z-050924T1100Z/

LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

ACADIA ALLEN ASCENSION
ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES BEAUREGARD
CALCASIEU CAMERON CATAHOULA
CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA
EVANGELINE IBERIA IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS LAFAYETTE
LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES
ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. LANDRY
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY
TANGIPAHOA TERREBONNE VERMILION
VERNON WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA
$$

MSC001-005-031-035-037-039-041-045-047-059-065-067-073-077-085-
091-109-111-113-131-147-153-157-241100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0810.050923T2210Z-050924T1100Z/

MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS AMITE COVINGTON
FORREST FRANKLIN GEORGE
GREENE HANCOCK HARRISON
JACKSON JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES
LAMAR LAWRENCE LINCOLN
MARION PEARL RIVER PERRY
PIKE STONE WALTHALL
WAYNE WILKINSON
$$

GMZ450-455-530-550-555-630-650-241100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0810.050923T2210Z-050924T1100Z/

CW

. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON LA OUT 20
NM

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS

COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM

MOBILE BAY

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM

$$
ATTN...WFO...MOB...LIX...LCH...JAN...

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

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WGUS64 KMOB 232037
FFAMOB
ALZ061>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-240400-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
336 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE AND STONE COUNTIES.

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OKALOOSA...ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.

HURRICANE RITA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA STATE LINE SOMETIME EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN LINGER
OVER EAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA OVER THE WEEKEND. WELL EAST OF
THIS TRACK...SPIRAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
DEVELOPING OVER THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AND
TRAIN NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED
TO WHEREVER THE BANDS SET UP AND TRAIN. THEREFORE...ALTHOUGH
WIDESPREAD RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS MORE LIKELY...MUCH
HIGHER LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE UNDER
THE TRAINING BANDS. EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE SWATH OF THE
HEAVIER RAIN BANDS IS UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...THE GREATEST THREAT
APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS
BANDS OF RAIN TRAIN FROM THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTS
INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP
INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

REMEMBER...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO
RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER
DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

$$

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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WUUS54 KMOB 231957
SVRMOB
ALC097-232100-
/O.NEW.KMOB.SV.W.0236.050923T1954Z-050923T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
254 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 249 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF HURRICANE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DELCHAMPS TO BAYOU LA BATRE
TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND BAY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
12 MILES NORTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND TO 13 MILES EAST OF MOSS POINT TO
PASCAGOULA...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MOBILE GREYHOUND PARK AND THEODORE BY 300 PM CDT
DAWES AND SCHILLINGER AND THREE NOTCH RDS BY 305 PM CDT
HUTCHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SEVEN HILLS BY 310 PM CDT
BIG CREEK LAKE DAM AND SNOW AND TANNER WILLIAMS ROADS BY 315 PM CDT

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...PREPARE FOR
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED AROUND ALABAMA PORT JUST
NORTH OF CEDAR POINT WITH THESE STORMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS!

LAT...LON 3041 8801 3036 8830 3024 8855 3065 8887
3071 8858 3077 8824

$$

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RITA WEARING OUT HER WELCOME: Have you ever seen as much attention
given to a tropical storm or hurricane? The combined air time between
Katrina and Rita is enormous. I was listening to WWL Radio in New Orleans
during the night and they were still giving continuous wall-to-wall
coverage.

Our attention must be on Rita whether we like it or not. She was
stirring up trouble in the NW Gulf of Mexico this afternoon and still on
track to move ashore around daybreak Saturday somewhere between Galveston
and the Louisiana-Texas border. We can still have some surprises, but that
seems to be the most favored area.

At times this afternoon, Rita seemed to be injured and fragmented a
bit. This often happens when a powerful hurricane persists for several days.
It is very difficult for a Category 5 hurricane to stay that way. After
making landfall, Rita should move northward through extreme east part of
Texas and slow down greatly. In fact, even in the middle of next week she
will probably be virtually stationary somewhere around Texarkana or
Shreveport. Some of the weather models hint that she might loop and move
back southward toward the coast. She will be a tropical depression at that
time, so the compelling issue is rainfall.

While Rita may produce extensive and major damage late tonight and
Saturday, a big issue is major flooding from the enormous amount of rain she
will produce. 8 to 12 inches is likely near her path, but if she stalls
inland, she may sit there and dump rain for several days and 25-inch amounts
are not out of the question.

This afternoon numerous showers and thunderstorms were occurring
along the middle Gulf Coast producing some heavy rain in places, including
New Orleans. A Tornado Watch was in effect much of the day from Mobile all
the way over to SW Louisiana.

HOW DOES ALABAMA FARE IN ALL OF THIS: Lots of warm humid air was
being pulled northward from the Gulf. By Saturday we look for an increase in
showers and thunderstorms, but not an all-day rain. Still a good chance on
Sunday, but they should start thinning out early next week. High
temperatures will back off to the mid 80s.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Alabama meets Arkansas a 11:30 Saturday in
Tuscaloosa and Western Kentucky will be at Auburn for a 1:30 game. Both
games are subject to some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the area
and game time temperatures will be in the 83 to 86 range.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sure was happy to see that low of 19 in
Embarrass, Minnesota this morning. It tells me that one of these days Little
Miss Molly and I will not have to come back from our half-mile walk with our
tongues hanging out. We were out at sunrise this morning and everything
looked so fresh and clean. The minute we stepped outside, we heard two old
crows talking to each other. It was like music to our ears. When we started
back home, Molly looked back and saw Tommie who is one of her favorite
people in the community. Even though she was 100 yards behind us, Molly
stood on her hind legs and wagged her tail and would not move until they had
a love session. Molly eats that up. Life goes on.

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*******************************************************

TONIGHT
Warm and humid with a slight chance of showers.
Morning Low 71
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 8-16

SUNDAY
Variable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Breezy.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 10-18

MONDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly West Alabama.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 6-12

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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Severe Weather Watch Notice

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WWUS20 KWNS 231500
SEL9
SPC WW 231500
ALZ000-LAZ000-MSZ000-CWZ000-232300-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 809
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
955 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EXTREME SOUTHERN ALABAMA
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA
EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 955 AM UNTIL 600 PM
CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES
NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE
ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

DISCUSSION...THREAT FOR MINI-SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF THE CNTRL
GULF CST REGION AS HEATING DESTABILIZES NERN QUARTER OF CIRCULATION
OF HRCN "RITA." 50 KT 0-1 KM SHEAR AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S
SUGGEST POTENTIAL ALREADY PRESENT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. THREAT
MAY ALSO EXTEND E/NE ALONG LOW LEVEL CONFLUENCE BAND INTO SRN AL.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 13035.

...CORFIDI

;302,0924 311,0874 294,0874 284,0924;
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ABC 33/40 EWARN: Tornado Watch Outline Update

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WOUS64 KWNS 231453
WOU9

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 809
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
955 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

TORNADO WATCH 809 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ALC003-097-232300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0809.050923T1455Z-050923T2300Z/

AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALDWIN MOBILE
$$

LAC001-005-007-033-037-045-047-051-055-057-063-071-075-077-087-
089-091-093-095-097-099-101-103-105-109-113-117-121-125-
232300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0809.050923T1455Z-050923T2300Z/

LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

ACADIA ASCENSION ASSUMPTION
EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA IBERIA
IBERVILLE JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE
LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON ORLEANS
PLAQUEMINES POINTE COUPEE ST. BERNARD
ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA ST. JAMES
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN
ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA
TERREBONNE VERMILION WASHINGTON
WEST BATON ROUGE WEST FELICIANA
$$

MSC039-045-047-059-109-131-232300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0809.050923T1455Z-050923T2300Z/

MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GEORGE HANCOCK HARRISON
JACKSON PEARL RIVER STONE
$$

GMZ455-530-550-555-232300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0809.050923T1455Z-050923T2300Z/

CW

. ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON LA OUT 20
NM

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND LAKE MAUREPAS

COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA OUT 20 NM

COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM

$$
ATTN...WFO...MOB...LIX...LCH...

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Thursday, September 22, 2005

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
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...Eyes on Hurricane Rita...

Hurricane Rita will cause widespread misery and human suffering during the
next three days across parts of southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.
The storm will move ashore somewhere between Galveston Bay and the Sabine
River pass (the Texas/Louisiana border) sometime tonight, most likely as a
category four hurricane. This will lead to severe and widespread damage from
Galveston and Houston, eastward to Port Arthur, Beaumont, and Lake Charles.
Even if Rita weakens to category three status there will be major damage.

There is a good chance Rita will become nearly stationary, perhaps looping
back to the southwest, once inland over southeast Texas. This will lead to a
long period of extremely heavy tropical rain, and storm totals of 25 inches
are possible, leading to life threatening flash flooding for inland areas.

IN ALABAMA: Moisture will increase through the weekend, with scattered
showers and thunderstorms possible. The most numerous ones will be south of
I-20.
There could be an increase in the number of showers and storms here by the
latter half of next week as a front approaches the state and becomes
stationary over southern Tennessee.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Alabama hosts Arkansas tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m.
Partly sunny weather in Tuscaloosa with a passing shower possible during the
game; kickoff temperature near 83. Western Kentucky will play Auburn at
Jordan-Hare stadium at 1:30; there will be cloudy periods during the game
with one or two showers possible. The temperature will be around 85 degrees
at kickoff.

James Spann
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TODAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 7-14

SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 7-14

SUNDAY
Variable clouds. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A passing shower or storm in spots.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 5-10

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WHOLE WORLD WATCHING RITA: She is a huge story. Following so
closely on the heels of Katrina, no hurricane has received so much TV and
press attention before making landfall.

And landfall is the big question. The national Hurricane Center
projects that to be about mid-way between Galveston and the Sabine River
(the Louisiana border) late Friday night or early Saturday morning and
probably still a Category four. If that landfall happens, it would lessen
the pressure a bit on Galveston and Houston but that should not be taken for
granted. Even if it goes inland there, Houston and Galveston would still get
buckets of rain and high winds, probably damaging.

But the most devastation would be near and east of the hurricane's
center. This could spell much trouble for SW and West Louisiana and Extreme
east Texas. She should still be hurricane strength well inland.

A huge storm surge will be with Rita as she moves inland especially
near and east of the center. That often causes as much or more damage than
the wind.

Rita is going to be a very wet hurricane. It is likely that 10 to 12
inches of rain will fall near her path and maybe as much as 15 inches. The
National Hurricane center is also concerned about the possibility of Rita
slowing, and possibly even stalling after moving inland. That could mean
some fantastic 25-inch rainfall amounts that would likely cause enormous
flood problems. And, oh yes, the risk of spinoff tornadoes will be there,
for sure.

RUNNING FROM RITA: Houston and Galveston people, fleeing north,
caused an enormous traffic backup today. In some cases, traffic was backed
up for 100 miles and a number of people simply sat in traffic and ran out of
gas. But, at least, they got out in plenty of time-contrasting with New
Orleans recently.

ALABAMA AND RITA: Hurricane Rita is not only powerful, but she is
very large, impacting a wide area. The broad circulation around her was
pulling lots of moist air inland from the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon.
This set off showers across South Georgia, South and Central Alabama this
afternoon. Some of those showers may reach the
Anniston-Birmingham-Tuscaloosa area. With moisture continue to stream
inland, we have introduced showers and some thunderstorms to our forecast
mainly over the weekend and into early next week.

You will also notice higher humidity. In fact, there was quite an
increase in that today with dew points near 70 as compared to mid 60s on
recent days.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Very little time to play with Molly
today. I don't think she likes hurricanes. They should name a hurricane
Molly because she is loaded with energy just like Rita. We did enjoy a
half-mile walk this morning. It was uneventful except when the wind picked
up a small leaf and it raked across Molly's face. She jumped straight up and
took off. Ah, the power of nature!

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Warm and humid. A few showers, mainly south.
Morning Low 70
WIND: E 4-7

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and more humid. Slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 8-16

SUNDAY
Breezy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 10-18

MONDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 86
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...Rita Heads for the Texas Coast...

Historic hurricane Rita is headed for the upper Texas coast with the
potential for catastrophic damage and widespread misery.

Last night the storm became the third most intense hurricane on record in
the Atlantic basin when the pressure dipped below 900 millibars. The only
hurricanes stronger than Rita: Gilbert in 1988 (888 mb), and the Labor Day
hurricane of 1935 (892 mb).

Sustained winds are in the vicinity of 165 mph with gusts over 200 mph. Rita
is expected to peak in intensity this morning, but the weakening process is
expected to be very slow, and the latest NHC forecast calls for Rita to be a
category four at the time of landfall, much like Katrina.

The latest NHC track has Rita moving into the Texas coast near Freeport late
Friday night. This would inundate Galveston Island with a storm surge that
could exceed 20 feet, and create significant damage across the Houston
metropolitan area. Rainfall amounts of 15 inches or more are likely, and
there is some risk Rita could stall out over east Texas this weekend. That
could lead to severe and widespread flooding if it happens.

Isolated tornadoes will be possible on Saturday over east Texas and a large
part of Louisiana.

THE ALABAMA STORY: At the moment it looks like the bulk of the moisture from
Rita will remain to the west and north of Alabama for the next five to seven
days. A few isolated afternoon showers are possible over the next few days,
but the chance of any one spot getting wet is so small we have not mentioned
it in the forecast.

BAD AIR: A code orange air quality alert remains in effect today for
Birmingham.

FALL ARRIVES: The autumnal equinox is this afternoon at 5:23 p.m. CDT.

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Mostly sunny and hot.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: S 6-12

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DO NOT MESS WITH RITA: Remember not too long ago when our normal
high was 91 and our normal low 71? Today the normals are 83 and 61, but we
have been denied the enjoyment in what we should be having in mid and late
September. Instead, our afternoons are as hot as mid summer. Yesterday
virtually every corner of the state had highs in the 90s. Even at DeSoto
State Park the high was 95.

We do expect a gradual drop off in high temperatures over the next
several days, but we still do not see any significant chance of rain. The
broad circulation around Rita may bring in just enough moist air to give us
a few showers in Central Alabama over the weekend and into early next week.
Do not look for much rain.

Now, we must discuss Rita who is an extremely mean hurricane and
very powerful. Rita will continue moving in a general westward motion across
the Gulf of Mexico. She will at times be a Category 4 and maybe even a
Category 5. The landfall for this monster is still projected for the Texas
coast around daybreak Saturday. The most favored area is right in the center
of the coast about halfway between the mouth of the Rio Grande and the
Louisiana coast. This will be to the south of Galveston Bay, but the
Galveston/Houston area should still have a lot of rough weather because of
Rita. Unless there are changes we do not know about, Rita will become a
historic hurricane with devastating damage at landfall. Rainfall could
amount to as much as 12 inches in and around the landfall.

THE ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI COAST: Unless Rita changes her mind, her
influence along the coast will not be that great. However, a Coastal Flood
Watch is posted and a High Surf Advisory. There will be scattered showers
and thunderstorms all along the coast starting tomorrow and continuing
through most of the weekend. At this time, we do not think there will be any
wind damage. On the Louisiana coast, the winds may be a little stronger,
especially south of Lake Charles. The NWS in New Orleans is calling for
thunderstorms to become numerous by this weekend.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Another exciting start to my early
morning walk with Little Miss Molly. Early in the walk a little butterfly
happened to flitter across just above Molly's head. I did not see it, but
before I knew it, I had been jerked partway down a small embankment since
Molly had a mandate to chase it. She went on one side of a small newly
planted tree and me on the other. She knows to come back up on the correct
side to unwind her leash, but this time she went all the way around the tree
again. So, I had to do a lot of unwinding. We noticed 12 leaves on a young
5-year-old post oak tree have turned yellow. They will probably fall off
early. Molly made a rustling noise as she raced through a mantle of large
leaves from the only sassafras tree in the community. Those leaves often are
a subdued rust color in autumn, but they are going straight from greet to
brown and falling. Woe is me. I loe autumn color, but life goes on.

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Mostly clear.
Morning Low 69
WIND: Light

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A hot afternoon..
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A small chance of a shower.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 7-14

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...Rita Stays Well South of Alabama...

The same upper air high that has been keeping Alabama hot and dry will keep
hurricane Rita well to the south of the state during the next few days. That
is a good thing since Rita should become an extremely dangerous storm,
possibly reaching category four or five on the Saffir-Simpson scale within
the next 36 hours.

The latest track from the National Hurricane Center projects landfall on the
Texas Gulf coast just north of Matagorda Bay Friday night. However, we
stress all of the Texas coast remains at risk, especially the upper half of
the coast. This includes Freeport and Galveston. Rita has a chance to be
just as strong as Katrina at the time of landfall, and significant damage
and flooding is likely along and to the right of the point of landfall.
Mandatory evacuations begin in Galveston this morning. People in medical
centers and nursing homes will start evacuating at 6 a.m., while residential
evacuations begin at 6 p.m.

The NHC track takes the circulation into central Texas, keeping the moisture
well to the west of Alabama. We are hoping some of the moisture will get
caught up in westerly winds aloft over the central U.S., bringing moisture
and some needed rain to our state by the middle of next week.

SEPTEMBER HEAT: Montgomery was the hottest spot in the state yesterday with
97 degrees. Birmingham's high was 95 degrees, over ten degrees above normal
for the date. Down in the Florida panhandle, Panama City soared to 98
degrees. That was actually two degrees cooler than Monday's high in Panama
City when the mercury reached 100.

A CHILL IN THE AIR: In contrast to our hot weather, the low yesterday
morning was 18 degrees at Bondurant, Wyoming.

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Mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Afternoon High 93
WIND: E 4-8

THURSDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
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Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
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ALL EYES TURN SOUTHWARD: It is all about Rita who had grown into a
category 2 hurricane this afternoon while passing westward through the
Florida straits. She will be our main story for the rest of the week and
well into the weekend.

We should say up front that there is little danger of her affecting
the Alabama coast other than pulling in some moisture from the Gulf of
Mexico producing some scattered showers and storms. The latest official
track forecast continues her westward across the heart of the Gulf and
making landfall very early Saturday morning somewhere on the Central Texas
coast. At this point, we need to turn on a yellow caution light and we all
know why. That many days down the road cannot be sealed in stone. However,
most of the other tropical models agree that landfall will not be on the
Alabama, Mississippi or Louisiana coast. Rita should become a major
hurricane as she continues westward.

BACK HOME IN CENTRAL ALABAMA: While we cannot say that there is
absolutely no chance of rain through Saturday, we believe the possibility is
so small that we took it out of the forecast. It is going to be hot again
tomorrow with highs some 8 to 10 degrees above normal peaking in the low to
mid 90s. Highs should back off a few degrees by the end of the week.

100 DEGREES IN PANAMA CITY: It happened yesterday. That was not
only their hottest temperature all summer, but it was the hottest ever
recorded in the entire month of September breaking the old record of 98 on
September 2, 1989. Tallahassee had 99, which was also their hottest of the
year. Alabama is sharing in the heat too. Today will be the 14th day this
month with 90 or hotter in Tuscaloosa and the 13th such day in Anniston.
Tuscaloosa has received a mere 0.07 rainfall all month.

OUR NEXT RAIN: If Rita goes into Texas, some of the models point
her northward toward Ft. Worth-Dallas while others curve her around toward
the NE over NW Arkansas. If that happens, there is a chance we could get
some showers around Monday. We will keep our fingers crossed.

WINDING DOWN: USA extremes in the last 24 hours included 107 in
Death Valley and 24 in Big Piney, Wyoming...well over an inch of rain in the
last 24 hours in such locations as Indianapolis, St. Louis and Springfield,
Illinois...here in Alabama, it was a cool 56 in DeSoto State Park this
morning.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: To bed at 1:00 a.m. and up at 6:00.
After working a bit, I decided to go back to my good old king-sized bed and
take a one hour power nap. Not to be. 22 seconds after hitting the bed, I
heard a big kerplunk. Little Miss Molly had landed right in the middle of
the bed with her favorite softball in her mouth. She came racing up to me
and stuck the ball under the edge of my pillow, then stood on my chest
looking me square in the eye. As I looked up into those persuasive little
eyes, I became powerless. So, I had my second getting up of the morning, got
dressed, played with Molly for 30 minutes and went on a walk. Do not ever
know what the walk will be like. Only 18 seconds into the walk, I heard a
loud fluttering. A large bird as big as a crow, but not a crow, took off
only five feet from Molly and I. She almost climbed the wooden fence trying
to catch I.t. I got jerked around quite a bit.

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Mostly clear.
Morning Low 69
WIND: Light

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and hot, about 10 degrees above normal.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NE 4-8

THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

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...September Heat Wave Continues...

Birmingham's high yesterday was 94 degrees, exactly ten degrees above
normal, but 8 degrees below the record high for the September 19 (102 in
1931). Hot weather will headline our forecast again today with ample
sunshine and temperatures well above 90 degrees in most spots this
afternoon. We will introduce the risk of a few isolated showers late this
afternoon thanks to a weak front approaching from the north, but warm air
aloft should keep most towns dry.
Any showers for the rest of the week will be isolated, as the main action
stays well to the south in the Gulf of Mexico. Afternoon temperatures will
back off slightly during the latter half of the week, but will remain above
normal.

RITA: The system should will be a strengthening hurricane by the time it
reaches the Florida Keys tonight, possibly a major hurricane.
The latest forecast track from NHC shows landfall along the Texas coast,
just southwest of Galveston, early Saturday. There is a chance Rita could
be a dangerous storm at the time of landfall since the oceanic heat content
is very high, especially over the western Gulf of Mexico which has been
pretty much untouched by tropical systems so far this season.

At this time it looks like Rita will stay well to the south of the central
Gulf coast, but could stir up some large swells and dangerous rip tides.

PHILIPPE: The other hurricane in the Atlantic basin is moving northward over
open water, and should be east of Bermuda by Saturday. This system is no
threat to the U.S. mainland.

TIDBITS: Alabama's hot spot yesterday was Mobile with 97 degrees. Pinson and
Montgomery reached 96. Fall officially begins Thursday of this week at 5:23
p.m.

James Spann
Jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny and hot. A few isolated showers are possible late in the day.
Afternoon High 93
WIND: N 4-8

WEDNESDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NE 4-8

THURSDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: E 4-8

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon showers.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A small risk of a brief shower.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

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Monday, September 19, 2005

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday September 19, 2005
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A NAIL-BITING WEEK AHEAD: And it is all due to Miss Rita. She was
growing stronger this afternoon. It looks like her future track will be
westward passing near Key West later Tuesday and then entering the Gulf of
Mexico where she should become a major hurricane. We do not think Alabama
will need to worry about Rita, but it is going to be a watch and wait for
other parts of the Gulf Coast. The most favored landfall now is on the upper
Texas coast, possibly near Galveston Saturday morning. As we all know, a
forecast of a land-falling hurricane five days in advance is not sealed in
stone, so there is some risk that the Louisiana coast and possibly even the
Mississippi coast could be hit. Already there are mandatory evacuation
orders for the Florida Keys.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Philippe was 365 miles east of the Leeward
Islands and not expected to bother the USA. The National Hurricane Center is
also watching a disturbed weather area midway between Africa and the Lesser
Antilles. Upper level winds are not very favorable.

THE CONDITION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO: Water temperatures in the Gulf
have recovered to near ideal conditions that hurricanes like. While not
quite as warm as they were for Katrina, early this afternoon the temperature
ranged from 85 to 86. In fact, the coolest temperature was 84-about 75 miles
south of Dauphin Island.

DISASTER AREA WEATHER: While it is mostly dry, temperatures are
really uncomfortable for hurricane recovery work along the Gulf Coast. High
temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday in places like Bayou LaBatre, Gulfport,
Biloxi and New Orleans will be near 95 degrees. In places, the heat index
could top 105.

PROWLING AROUND THE COUNTRY: 107 in Wink, Texas was the hottest in
the USA yesterday...coldest this morning was 21 in West Yellowstone, Mont.,
which was 11 degrees colder than Alaska's cold spot-good old Deadhorse with
33...some drier air pushed into NE Alabama over the weekend, so it was a lot
cooler over the extreme north and NE than it was elsewhere. For example, the
low in DeSoto State Park this morning was 51, 14 degrees cooler than
Birmingham.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I had to neglect Little Miss Molly so
much over the weekend, that I decided that she could be the total boss on
our early morning walk. Did not think I would ever get home. That half-mile
trek took forever. She had so much she wanted to see and examine. She always
stops at Jo-Jo's bathroom (which is a tree that Jo-Jo uses). Even though
Molly has already done her business by then, she insists on stopping,
heisting her leg like a boy dog and at least doing a little bit. On the way
back, she heard Jo-Jo bark from his back porch. She whined like a child who
had his toy taken away. She is still deeply in love. She would have married
Jo-Jo, but we took away Molly's privilege of having little puppies as soon
as we got her. I sure would like to know what they would have been like..I
often wonder what the world looks like to Molly. She is only 6 inches tall.
I had a green shirt on so I am sure I looked like the Jolly Green Giant and
the Old Crow Motel must look like a giant Redwood tree. She heads for safety
when we start the vacumn cleaner. That must appear as a giant Sherman tank.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 67
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A hot afternoon. Few, if any, showers late.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 94
WIND: N 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A small chance of a shower or a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 6-12

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