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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday September 13, 2006
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...Rain Moves Out Today...

I didn't hear one person complaining about the rain yesterday. It was a
good, statewide soaking; just what the doctor ordered after a long, hot
summer. This morning a surface cold front will sweep through the state, and
any lingering showers will end from west to east as drier air rolls in on a
fresh northwest breeze. Sunshine will increase this afternoon as the clouds
erode, and we should be completely clear tonight, which should allow the
mercury to drop into the upper 50s by daybreak tomorrow morning. Some of the
cooler locations across North Alabama night even reach the low to mid 50s.

The weather looks very nice for the end of the week and the weekend; mostly
sunny warm days and clear cool nights. The humidity will remain low on
Friday, but levels will begin to creep upward over the weekend as the winds
veer around to the south by Sunday. Needless to say, we sure don't expect
any weather problems for high school and college football games over the
weekend. Looks like the next chance of rain will come late Monday, Monday
night, and possibly Tuesday of next week.

TROPICS: Hurricane Florence is now an extra-tropical storm in the northern
Atlantic, and it battered the Canadian Maritimes last night with lots of
wind and rain. Tropical Storm Gordon, in the central Atlantic, will probably
become a hurricane today, but it is moving very slowly northward over the
middle of the ocean and is no threat to land. And, in the far eastern
Atlantic, tropical depression eight is expected to become Tropical Storm
Helene this morning. All of the computer models turn Helene to the right in
a few days, which means it will be like Gordon and should not be a threat to
any land area. The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, for now, are quiet.

SUPER SOAKING: Here is a list of some rain totals from across Alabama
yesterday: 2.21" at Childersburg, 2.06" at Carbon Hill, 1.86" at Sylacauga,
1.72" at Cheaha State Park, 1.70" at Columbiana, 1.68" at Jasper, 1.53" at
Jemison, 1.40" at the ABC 33/40 Studio in Riverchase, 1.34" at Inverness,
1.26" at Morris, 1.23" at Gulf Shores, 1.21" at Gardendale, and 1.10" at
Greystone Cove (Shelby County). The greatest rain total we could find was at
the Shelby County Airport in Calera, where the National Weather Service
measured 3.15". The clouds and rain also kept temperatures down; the high at
our SKYCAM site atop Mt. Cheaha was only 70 degrees, and the mercury hovered
in the 60s most of the day with very limited visibility and a soaking rain.
Our online weather watcher in Vinemont, north of Cullman, also reported a
high of only 70 degrees.

ON THIS DATE IN 1979: Shortly after midnight, the eye of Hurricane Frederic
passed over Dauphin Island and then made landfall on the Alabama coast near
Bayou La Batre. Peak wind gusts over 135 mph were felt along the Alabama
coastline, and hurricane force gusts were felt as far inland as Choctaw
County.

James Spann jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Showers ending during the morning; becoming partly sunny.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: NW 7-14

THURSDAY
A very nice day. Sunny returns in full force with low humidity.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 84
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Sunny with a cool morning.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 88
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

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