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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday September 27, 2007
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ANNOUNCING
The ADA's "Step Out to Fight Diabetes"

"Step Out to Fight Diabetes" is the American Diabetes Association's
2007 fund-raising walk scheduled October 7th, 2007, at Linn Park.
Donations go to support ADA's mission: to prevent and cure diabetes
and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

More than 20 million Americans fight Diabetes daily, with Alabama
ranking in the top ten states with the highest number of diabetics
per capita!

I'm working towards a $10,000 goal and would appreciate your support
very much. Please make your tax deductible donation to the American
Diabetes Association by going to:
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Cheryl H. Thompson, Fighting Diabetes for 30+ Years
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...Just A Few Showers Today...

BENEFICIAL RAIN NOT LIKELY: A cold front will bring a few showers and
thunderstorms to Alabama today and tonight, but unfortunately
rainfall amounts are now expected to be on the light side. The lack
of deep low level moisture and good upper air support will limit rain
totals to a quarter inch or less for many Alabama communities. The
best chance of showers will come from about 2:00 until 9:00 p.m., and
all of the showers should be over by midnight as a northwest flow
brings in continental air that is much drier and somewhat cooler.
Tomorrow will be a very nice day with ample sunshine, low humidity,
and a high in the low to mid 80s.

OUR WEEKEND: Looks like the coolest morning will come early Saturday,
when the low will be somewhere between 54 and 59 degree for most
North Alabama neighborhoods. The sky will stay generally sunny
Saturday and Sunday with afternoon temperatures peaking in the mid
80s. The humidity will stay low, making the weekend very comfortable.
At this point the first few days of next week are looking warm and
dry as well.

FOOTBALL ON THE ROAD: Moist, tropical air will be the story over
Florida on Saturday, meaning a chance of a shower or thunderstorm at
both Jacksonville, where Alabama plays Florida State at 4:00, and
Gainesville, the site of the Auburn-Florida game at 7:00.
Temperatures at both sites will be generally in the low 80s with very
high humidity values. UAB will be in Tulsa for a 6:00 p.m. game.
Few, if any, showers expected with about 82 at kick off and falling
into the 70s.

TROPICS GONE WILD: Lots of action across the Atlantic basin. Tropical
Depression 13, in the southwest Gulf of Mexico, will drift into the
Mexican coast, well south of Brownsville, Texas, within the next 24
hours. It is expected to become Tropical Storm Lorenzo before making
landfall. Another disturbance just east of Miami has some potential
to develop into either a tropical storm, or some kind of hybrid
system during the next 24 hours as it moves to the northeast. It
should stay offshore for at least the next four days.

Deeper out in the Atlantic, Karen is expected to become a hurricane
this morning as it moves to the northwest across the Central
Atlantic. It is expected to be well southeast of Bermuda early next
week, and it is still too early to determine if the system will
recurve into the open Atlantic, or be forced back to the west (in the
direction of the U.S. Atlantic coast) due to a blocking ridge
building north of the system. Karen has the potential to be a long
lasting storm, but for now it remains far removed from the U.S.
mainland.

We are watching other tropical waves… one in the northern Caribbean,
and another in the far eastern Atlantic; both have some potential for
increased organization during the next few days. The next names for
this season after Karen and Lorenzo are Melissa, Noel, Olga, Pablo,
Rebekah, and Sebastien. Remember, we don't name 'em, we just forecast
'em!

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon and tonight.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: W 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 84
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
Sunny with a pleasant morning.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 86
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 5-10

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