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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday September 13, 2007
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...A Big Wet-Down Ahead...

POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN: All of the ingredients are coming together
for the possibility of a very significant, beneficial rain event for
Alabama tonight and tomorrow. Our two players: Tropical Storm
Humberto, which is east of Houston this morning, and a strong cold
front approaching from the north, which will move through here late
tomorrow night. Moisture from Humberto should move northeast, and
merge with the approaching front. We expect showers and storms to
begin forming this afternoon, with the rain becoming more widespread
tonight and tomorrow. If the core of the deep tropical moisture from
Humberto moves through here, rainfall amounts of one to three inches
will be common, with isolated amounts to four inches. This will
indeed make a dent in the drought that has been a thorn in our side
for much of the warm weather season. The rain should end from
northwest to southeast tomorrow night and early Saturday morning,
generally in the midnight to 6:00 a.m. time frame.

FINE FALL WEEKEND: The sky will clear Saturday morning, and we expect
a delightful weekend with lower humidity, a fresh north breeze, and a
cool Sunday morning. We are still expecting a low early Sunday
somewhere between 54 and 59 degrees under a clear sky, and the cooler
valleys in Northeast Alabama could even see 48 or 49 degrees. You
will know September is here this weekend.

TROPICS HEATING UP: Humberto made landfall late last night as a
strong tropical storm along the Upper Texas coast, not far from
Galveston. The remnant circulation will move northeast, through
Louisiana and into West Mississippi during the next 24 hours. While a
little part of the system will hang back over the Northwest Gulf of
Mexico, it sure seems like Alabama will get that surge of deep moisture.

Out in the Atlantic, Tropical Depression number 8 is expected to
become Tropical Storm Ingrid today; this one is moving to the
northwest, and a general decrease in forward motion is expected
during the next few days. It should pass a little north of the
Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico late in the weekend and early next
week; from there it could recurve into the open Atlantic, or be
forced westward, in the direction of Florida or the South Atlantic
coast of the U.S. We will keep a close eye on that.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: For the games around the state tonight, a
shower or thunderstorm is possible with a kickoff temperature near 80
degrees. For tomorrow night, rain is likely with temperatures in the
mid to upper 70s.

THE BIG CHILL: The growing season is coming to an end for parts of
the Northern Plains and the Upper Midwest; the low yesterday in
Hibbing and Floodwood, Minnesota was 25 degrees. Even colder air will
be dropping southward from Canada during the next 24 hours.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Our annual SKYWARN training event called Storm
Xtreme is set for Saturday, November 10 at the BJCC… if you want to
become a volunteer storm spotter, you need to be there. More details
as the event gets closer...

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Increasing clouds with developing showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Cloudy with periods of rain and a few thunderstorms. Rain heavy at
times.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
A clearing sky. Less humid.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 82
WIND: NW 7-14

SUNDAY
Sunny with a cool morning.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 84
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 5-10

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