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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday October 2, 2006
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...Summer Not Gone Yet...

October is generally a month of fine weather in Alabama, and this week, it
will live up to its reputation. A large ridge of high pressure in the upper
atmosphere is going to set up shop over Alabama and the Deep South and this
will give us fair and dry weather through midweek and into at least part of
Thursday.

BREAKING DOWN THE FORECAST: Much drier air edged into North Alabama late
yesterday, but its forward progress was limited. In areas where dewpoints
remained in the sixties overnight, a little patchy fog will form this
morning, but it should burn off rather quickly. Skies will be mostly sunny
today with a few scattered clouds about. Temperatures will soar into the
80s again, with a few locations hitting 90 once again. Readings tonight
will run about 5 degrees warmer than last night under clear and calm
conditions. Tuesday and Wednesday look like carbon copies of today, with
lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. By Thursday, a cold front will be
trying to approach Alabama from the north. It seems that the front will be
running out of steam by the time that it makes it to the Tennessee Valley,
and despite fairly high moisture levels and warm temperatures, shower and
storm chances look to be limited at this time. By Friday, high pressure
will set up along the Atlantic coast and this is often the recipe for an
easterly wedge in Alabama. This means a moist, relatively cool flow from
the east and southeast coming out of Georgia that will return our
temperatures to right around normal for early October in Alabama.

TROPICS: Issac is about 400 miles south southwest of Cape Race,
Newfoundland this morning. The system will likely have been dpwngraded to a
tropical storm before you read this. Only slight weakening is forecast
before the system moves near Cape Race after midnight tonight. The storm
may lose tropical characteristics before it reaches land, but that will not
keep it from delivering tropical storm force winds to the Avalon Peninsula
where Cape Race and St. Johns are located. There is a disturbance over the
far eastern Atlantic, but conditions are becoming increasingly unfavorable
for development.

ON THIS DATE IN 1893: The second major hurricane of the year struck the
Bayou Country of Louisiana with little warning. Heavy destruction was
reported along the coast from Timbalier Bay in Louisiana to Pensacola.
Landfall occurred between Port Eads and New Orleans. Winds reached
hurricane force around nightfall and continued to increase until the eye
crossed the shore about 11 p.m. By 10 PM, the storm surge was increasing
water levels along the low-lying coastal sections. Tides reached 15 feet
along the Louisiana coast and 16 feet on the Chandaleur Islands. Waves
reached as high as the lantern at the Chandaleur Island Lighthouse. 2000
people died in the storm, 779 from Cheniere Caminanda and 250 at Grand Lake
alone.

Bill Murray bill@integralhospitality.com
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TODAY
A good deal of sunshine after a little early fog some sections. A warm
afternoon.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Ample sunshine and warm temperatures.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy and continued warm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
Increasing clouds. A chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy and a little cooler.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 83
WIND: NE 5-10

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