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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday September 1, 2007
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I think that most of us would just as soon forget August 2007. The
average high for the month was 98.35F. If you use that measuring
stick, you would find that August 2007 is the hottest month ever in
Birmingham. Not just the hottest August, but the hottest month
ever. Of course, the overall mean temperature is how the month are
ranked. Yesterday marked the 37th straight day of 90F or hotter
temperatures at both the Birmingham Airport and Pinson. At Pinson,
that is a new all time record. At Birmingham, it ties the record set
in 1932, when it was 90F or hotter every day from July 8th to August
13th. We will be right on the borderline of the record today. I
know that you haven't forgotten that we shattered the record for
number of consecutive 100 degree days in Birmingham at ten this
month. The century mark was achieved on fourteen days during the
month. The peak temperature was 105F on the 15th and 23rd. We will
finish the month with about five inches of rain for the month, which
belies the fact that we are in a Category Five drought.

YOUR FORECAST: Drier air just to our north, but it should stay far
enough north to allow for scattered storms to continue across Central
sections of the state through Labor Day. Fans heading to Auburn and
Tuscaloosa for this evening's games might want to pack the rain gear
just in case one of these storms pops up near the stadiums. Labor
Day looks like it will feature more of the same. Skies will be
partly cloudy, with scattered storms developing during the
afternoon. Highs today and Sunday will probably top out in the upper
80s to near 90.

TROPICALLY SPEAKING: Tropical depression number six passed through
the southern Windward Islands overnight. It will likely become
Tropical Storm Felix today. It is expected to continue on a general
west northwest course for the next five days, finding itself south of
Jamaica by Monday. The GFS still had not chosen to recognize the
storm as of this writing. The GFDL gradually intensifies it into a
hurricane as it passes just north of Honduras on its way to Belize, a
little faster than the official forecast. Interestingly, the GFS
develops two strong hurricanes during the next two weeks. The first
curves just off the East Coast out at day 15.

ON THIS DATE IN 1985: Residents along the northern Gulf Coast
thought that they had said goodbye to Hurricane Elena two days before
when the erratic hurricane stopped short of plowing into the Alabama
coast and made an abrupt easterly turn. The hurricane wandered over
to near the Tampa Bay area and stalled again as steering currents
collapsed. But on the Sunday before Labor Day, warnings from the
National Hurricane Center were frantic. The hurricane turned back to
the west and was threatening the same stretch of coast that had been
threatened before. Max winds reached 125 mph. The hurricane made
landfall near Biloxi on the morning of September 2nd. Peak winds of
118 mph sustained and a gust to 135 mph were measured at Dauphin Island.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered afternoon storms linger into the late evening.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms, mainly during the
afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly afternoon.and evening
variety.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Storms more isolated in nature.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of a storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 5-10

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