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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday September 28, 2006
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...A Thunderstorm Possible...

A rather vigorous storm system will sweep across Alabama today, and we will
mention a fairly good chance of one or two passing showers or thunderstorms
for areas along and north of I-20. But, moisture and instability levels are
very limited, and rainfall amounts should be on the light side. Most spots
should see around a quarter-inch of rain. For areas south of Birmingham,
showers will be very widely spaced and many communities will stay dry.

Tonight the coolest air so far this season will roll into the state, setting
the stage for a beautiful day tomorrow. Even with a full supply of sunshine,
we will have a hard time reaching the 70 degree mark tomorrow, Then, by
Saturday morning, the mercury will drop into the 42 to 47 degree range for
most places. With a clear sky and light wind, there is a good chance some of
the colder valleys of North Alabama will visit the upper 30s for the first
time this year. We might even hear of some scattered light frost in some of
those valleys.

THE WEEKEND: Saturday should be a delightful day, with the mercury reaching
the mid to upper 70s by afternoon. Then, we go back into the low 80s by
Sunday as the air modifies. A disturbance will pass well to the north of
Alabama on Sunday, and at this time it looks like any showers will stay up
north with a partly sunny sky around here.

Looks like we will have a warm spell to begin the month of October; an upper
air ridge should help temperatures rise into the mid 80s during the first
half of the week, about five degrees above normal for that time of the year.

TROPICS: The 9th tropical depression of the season formed yesterday in the
middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 800 miles east/southeast of Bermuda.
This system won't bother us; it will recurve into the open Atlantic over the
next five days. If it strengthens into a tropical storm, the name will be
Isaac. Elsewhere the Atlantic basin remains quiet.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Auburn will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks tonight
in Columbia; the sky will be mostly cloudy during the game and a passing
shower or thunderstorm is possible as a cold front moves through. Winds will
be 10 to 20 mph and gusty, switching around to the northwest by the second
half.

CHEWING THE RAG: Sault Ste. Marie, located in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan, was soaked with 1.04" of rain yesterday. The forecast high in that
city today is only 49 degrees. The coldest spot in the U.S. yesterday
morning was Bodie State Park, in California, with 17 degrees. Bodie State
Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town, where you find deserted
streets of a town that once had a population of 10,000 people. The town was
founded by Waterman Bodey, who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills
north of Mono Lake. In 1877, the Standard Company struck pay dirt and a gold
rush transformed Bodie from a town of 20 people to a boomtown. Only a small
part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay."
Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods.

James Spann jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy and breezy. A passing shower or thunderstorm is likely.
Afternoon High 75
WIND: NW 10-20

FRIDAY
Sunny and cooler.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 70
WIND: N 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny with a very chilly morning.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 77
WIND: W 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Warm with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

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