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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday October 8, 2006
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...Changes Ahead...

Another nice day again across North and Central Alabama. Temperatures in
the 50s greeted the dawn and were well on their way to highs in the middle
and upper 70s at the lunch hour. Our upper low is evident on satellite
photos this morning near the Georgia/South Carolina border. This low is
dropping southward. Rain and storms were occurring over South Carolina and
North Carolina, with some early morning heavy rains in the Charlotte area.
Clouds extended westward across much of Georgia, and into eastern Alabama.
East of I-65, skies have been mostly sunny to partly cloudy, with occasional
mostly cloudy periods. Clouds are also building back to the southwest of
Alabama due to return flow around high pressure to our east. This return
flow will begin to affect us on Monday, increasing moisture levels and
nudging temperatures up just a bit. But through Tuesday, it should be ideal
Alabama October weather, with partly cloudy skies by day and mostly clear
skies by night. Highs will be near normal with highs in the lower 80s and
lows gradually warming through the 50s.

THEN THE CHANGES: A large upper level low is forecast to dive southward
into the states from Canada by midweek. This will lead to development of a
strong surface low over the upper Midwest. As a result, moisture will be
pulled northward from the Gulf of Mexico into the system. Showers and
thunderstorms will develop in the increasing instability ahead of a surface
trough on Wednesday. The main cold front will arrive on Thursday,
accompanied by rain and thunderstorms. There are indications that the
system may be more of a heavy rain producer than a severe weather producer,
but it will still require monitoring. It looks like the rain should end by
Thursday evening. Clouds will hang tough Thursday night and temperatures
will quickly drop behind the front as cold air dives southward. Northerly
winds will also be quite strong, so it will likely be a raw night. Friday
will be sunny and cool.

FROST IN OUR FUTURE: Temperatures will drop well into the 30s over all of
North and Central Alabama by Saturday morning. There is a good likelihood
that a wide area of the state will experience the first frost of the season,
including the possibility of a widespread one. This looks like a
significant
early season cold airmass and will require careful monitoring as we head
through the week.

TROPICS: Still a long way to go in the Atlantic Hurricane Season, but there
is nothing out there now that worries us. Dr. Bill Gray says we will see no
more major hurricanes in the Atlantic this year. Let's hope he is right.

LET"S DON'T FORGET PESHTIGO: On this date in 1871, major fires were raging
across parts of Wisconsin, Michigan and other Great Lakes states, including
the Great Chicago Fire. One burned the entire town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin
in ten minutes. Nearly 1,200 people died, including 600 in the town itself.
The Peshtigo Fire is the deadliest fire ever in American history.

Bill Murray bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Partly cloudy eastern sections this afternoon, otherwise mostly clear.
Morning Low 76
WIND: Light

MONDAY
Partly cloudy skies.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 79
WIND: NE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Increasing clouds with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 79
WIND: S 7-14

THURSDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, ending by late afternoon. Then windy and
colder.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 71
WIND: SW 8-16

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