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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday September 17, 2007
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Greetings from the Alabama Gulf Coast and the Alabama Governor's
Conference on Tourism. This annual conference highlights the
importance of the tourism and hospitality industry to the state's
economy and prepares industry leaders for changes and trends in the
business. Did you know that 22.3 million people visited Alabama in
2006? They spent over $8.3 billion during their visits. Baldwin and
Jefferson Counties were the most visited. Tourism generated $628
million in local taxes in 2006. I will be on hand to accept an award
on behalf of the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau on
Tuesday night.

GOOD MORNING: On the weather maps this morning, we find high
pressure at the surface centered over southern Maine. This high has
a ridge extending all the way back into the southeastern U.S. In the
upper atmosphere, a trough is over the Northeast states. A ridge of
high pressure is over the Arklatex. This ridge will expand further
over the next couple of days. But as the high in New England moves
off the coast, an easterly flow will intensify over Alabama and the
Deep South. This will allow our moisture levels to increase,
permitting a little more in the way of clouds, especially by
Wednesday. You will also notice a freshening easterly breeze at
times. In addition, as moisture levels rise, we may see a few
showers by Thursday. Then, an inverted trough is expected to move
northwestward from the Southeast coast, accompanied by a surge of
tropical moisture. In fact, we may see some sort of tropical
development over the Gulf during the week ahead. One school of
thought is that a depression or moderate tropical storm could move
westward across the Gulf and impact Louisiana by Thursday. In any
case, showers could be on the increase for us in the Friday/Saturday
time frame.

TROPICS: In addition to the potential tropical development over the
Gulf during the week ahead, we are still in the peak part of the
Atlantic hurricane season. Ingrid continues just northeast of the
Leeward Island this morning. The depression is very disorganized.
In fact, there is no guarantee that it will make it through the day
today. If it does, it could reintensify under more favorable upper
level conditions. In fact, it is forecast to be a tropical storm
again by Friday, and be located some 700 miles east of the Bahamas.
No other significant tropical development is foreseen at this time by
the GFS, but that could change.

THE HURRICANE BOWL: The Hurricane Bowl. The college footbll game
that didn't happen. University of Alabama football coach Bill Curry
made the decision not to fly his team to College Station, Texas to
play Texas A&M as Hurricane Gilbert moved acros the Gulf of Mexico.
At what would have been game time on this date in 1988, viewers on
ESPN watched as the announcers sat in an empty stadium awash in
beautiful blue skies and hot temperatures. The hurricane had
bypassed Texas, heading into Mexico. The game would eventually be
played in December, and Alabama would win.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
Just a few clouds.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: E 6-12

TUESDAY
Sunshine, a few clouds.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 85
WIND: E 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

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