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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday September 23, 2006
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BILL BRYANT MEMORIAL SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT Benefiting the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes in Alabama

Saturday, September 30, 2006 beginning at 9:00 AM Tannehill Sporting Clays

Enjoy a wonderful day honoring the late Dr. Bill Bryant and take part in a
great Sporting Clays Shoot. All the money raised benefits the FCA in North
Central Alabama.

$125 per person. Lunch and carts will be provided to all participants.

From Birmingham, take I-59 South to Exit 97. Go left on Highway 11 toward
Tuscaloosa. It is located on Highway 11 on the left, one-half mile after you
pass the Route 5 intersection.

For information, contact Mark Stiff at 205-296-5675
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Yesterday's severe weather outbreak is not something you would see very
often in September without a landfalling tropical system in the mix. That
same unusually warm and moist airmass continues in place again today across
a wide area of the U.S., including the Deep South. Add in a powerful cold
front for early Fall and decent wind shear, and you have the recipe for
severe weather. It will be with us until that cold front sweeps across the
area tomorrow.

TONIGHT/SUNDAY: The approaching cold front will feature a line of strong to
severe thunderstorms as it moves into Alabama during the early morning hours
on Sunday and sweeps across the state. Due to the expected linear nature of
the storms, high winds and not tornadoes should be the main threat, although
an isolated tornado will not be ruled out.

MONDAY AND BEYOND: Dry and pleasant Autumn weather will follow in the wake
of the front, with nice conditions expected through Wednesday. Another
weather system will begin to influence our weather by Thursday, with a warm
and windy day followed by another round of showers and storms. It appears
that a squall line will affect us late Thursday or Friday with another
chance of severe weather.

TROPICS: Tropical Storm Helene is gradually losing tropical characteristics
as it moves out over the open waters of the North Atlantic. A tropical wave
about 1200 miles west of the Cape Verde islands is gradually becoming more
organized and a tropical depression could form soon. It should recurve into
the weakness left behind by all our other Central Atlantic hurricanes this
year. The long range looks at the GFS model show some nervous activity in
the tropical Atlantic over the next 12 days, but nothing that looks really
dangerous.

RECORD BIN: The low temperature at Waco, Texas dropped only to 80F Friday
morning, setting a record for the warmest low ever on the 22nd of September.
Just another indication of the warm and moist airmass that was available to
this storm system.

ON THIS DATE IN 1975: Hurricane Eloise makes landfall during the morning
hours between Fort Walton Beach and Panama City, Florida. Eloise was the
first hurricane to make landfall in that area in this century. A storm
surge of 12-16 feet accompanied the storm with a high water mark of 18.2
feet at Dune Allen Beach, Florida. Over $100 million in damage was reported
and there were four storm-related fatalities in the storm. Winds reached
125 mph sustained with gusts to 155 mph. 21 deaths were reported in the
United States. Remarkably, none of them occurred in Florida. They occurred
in the Northeast because of flooding and traffic accidents. Damage totaled
$490 million.

Bill Murray bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers and storms. Some could be severe.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 81
WIND: W 8-16

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Lower humidity returns.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 78
WIND: NW 10-15

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A cool start.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 80
WIND: N 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Lots of sunshine.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 5-10

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