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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday August 31, 2006
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...Cooler Days Ahead...

This morning a slow moving cold front continues to push across the central
part of Alabama. Cooler and drier will continue to filter into the northern
part of the state, and most communities around here fill see a high in the
mid to upper 80s. In fact, we don't expect any widespread 90 degree heat for
the next seven days, and possibly longer, as the upper air pattern continues
to change over North America. Nights will also be cooler; temperatures will
drop into the 60s during the early morning hours through the weekend and
into early next week. In addition to being cooler, the weather pattern will
be drier in coming days. We will hang on to a small risk of a shower today
and tomorrow since an upper air trough remains west of the state, but with
only limited moisture most places will stay dry.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND: For now the holiday weekend looks nice, with ample
sunshine on a daily basis and relatively comfortable temperatures for early
September. The pleasant weather should hold through Monday.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? The weather looks excellent for the high
school football games across the state both tonight and tomorrow night; the
sky will be mostly fair with low 80s at kickoff, then temperatures will fall
into the 70s during the games. Pretty much the same story for the Alabama
and Auburn opening games Saturday night.

ERNESTO was downgraded to a tropical depression yesterday while over
southern Florida. The system should become a tropical storm today as it
moves over the Atlantic; landfall will come late this afternoon or tonight
north of Charleston, South Carolina. Then, the circulation center will move
northward through North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The main
threat will be heavy rain and flash flooding; some spots could receive over
five inches along the track of Ernesto during the next few days.

The rest of the Atlantic basin for now is fairly quiet.

In the Pacific, Super Typhoon Ioke has maintained its strength and will slam
into Wake Island today with sustained winds of 155 mph, and gusts to almost
200. Wake Island is halfway between Hawaii and Japan, and is both a
scientific outpost and a midpoint air base for Air Force jets flying across
the Pacific Ocean. The entire island has been evacuated.

Hurricane John is in the eastern Pacific and will scoot by the southern tip
of Baja California today as it turns to the west; top winds are near 135
mph, making it a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

HODGEPODGE: The hottest place in the nation yesterday was Death Valley, CA
with 118 degrees. Here in Alabama, the high yesterday at the ABC 33/40
SKYCAM site in Hamilton was only 78 degrees. Up north, the high in Duluth,
Minnesota was only 69. Orlando reported 1.05" of rain yesterday thanks to
tropical depression Ernesto, but the total at Miami was only 0.41".

James Spann jspann@abc3340.com
ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of a shower.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
More sun than clouds. The chance of a shower stays small.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

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