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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday September 5, 2006
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...Cooler Nights Ahead...

We will hang on to the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms across
Alabama today thanks to an upper air trough passing through. Moisture in the
low levels is fairly limited, so rainfall amounts will probably be light and
spotty at best. Some communities could miss the showers completely.

A PREVIEW OF FALL: Cooler and drier air rolls into the state tonight, and
most neighborhoods will be very close to 60 degrees both tomorrow and
Thursday morning. Of course, as we all know, this is not a "one number"
place, and the cooler valleys have a great chance at reaching the mid to
upper 50s. The daytime hours will feature ample sunshine, low humidity, and
temperatures peaking somewhere in the 84 to 87 degree range. Very
comfortable for early September in Alabama.

WEEKEND PEEK: Some moisture will begin to return as surface winds veer
around to the south by the end of the week, and we have introduced the
chance of a few isolated showers by Friday and the weekend. But, with little
in the way of upper dynamics, it looks like most places will not have any
significant rain over the weekend. Highs will be generally in the upper 80s
on Saturday and Sunday.

TD6: Tropical depression six continues to move to the northwest in the
middle of the Atlantic, about 1100 miles east/northeast of the Leeward
Islands. The system has the potential to become Tropical Storm Florence
today, and the latest NHC track has the system well north of Puerto Rico
early in the weekend as a category one hurricane. Systems in that position
rarely wind up in the Gulf of Mexico; they will either recurve harmlessly
into the open Atlantic, or move toward the east coast of the U.S. The
primary American global weather model suggests the system will turn north
before reaching the U.S. mainland, but it might be a threat to Novia Scotia
and the Canadian Maritimes. But, needless to say, it is very early in the
game to peg this one. As always, we will be waiting and watching.

Two other waves are worth watching; one in the eastern Caribbean, and
another one in the eastern Atlantic between TD6 and the coast of Africa.
Both have some potential for slow developing in coming days.

In an interview on the ABC 33/40 weekly podcast called "WeatherBrains",
which is available now one the web and on iTunes, Dr. William Gray of
Colorado State University told us he expects three hurricanes this month,
with two of them being major hurricanes. He also suggested the U.S. Atlantic
coast might bear the brunt of the hurricane activity for the next few weeks.

COOL AND WET IN TEXAS: A very nice weather change for Dallas yesterday; the
high was only 73 thanks to an all-day rain that dropped exactly one inch at
DFW Airport. Out in the western part of the state, the high in Lubbock was
only 68 degrees with 1.28" of rain. That moisture was from the remnants of
Tropical Storm John in the eastern Pacific.

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
A mix of sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and possibly a
thunderstorm.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: NW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny with a cool morning. Lower humidity.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
A good supply of sunshine. Another cool morning.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A small risk of an afternoon shower.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partially sunny. Any afternoon showers will be widely scattered.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

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