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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon 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:
http://main.diabetes.org/goto/Cheryl.Thompson

Cheryl H. Thompson, Fighting Diabetes for 30+ Years
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NICE DROP OFF IN HUMIDITY: We would rather have rain than lower
humidity. We were disappointed that today's showers and thunderstorms
were not more widespread. Some folks in Central Alabama did get a
good amount of rain, but for the most part the northern third of the
state had only spotty showers. At midafternoon, most of the showers
and storms had shifted down into the central part of the state as
cooler, drier air was trying to work its way into the northern counties.

That front will bring us some pleasant fall weather all the way
through the weekend with a noticeable drop in humidity beginning
tomorrow and some low temperatures in the upper 50s both Saturday and
Sunday morning. Indeed, we may see temperatures as low as 53 to 55 in
some of the cooler NE Alabama valleys. Even though temperatures will
be in the mid 80s in the afternoons, the lower humidity will make
that quite pleasant.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Friday night high school games excellent with
clear, dry weather, less humid and about 78 degrees at kick off. In
college football, the Alabama/Florida State game will be in
Jacksonville at 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Still a risk of some scattered
showers with about 82 at kick off. Auburn plays Florida at
Gainesville with a 7:00 p.m. kick off. It should be about 82 degrees,
but still a few showers and storms possible early in the game. UAB is
at Tulsa for a 6:00 p.m. kick off. Clear with 85 degrees as the game
starts and falling into the 70s with a brisk south wind.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Lots of action in the tropics. Karen, a tropical
storm, was about 920 miles east of the Windward Islands. A trough of
low pressure from the east coast of Florida NNE across the Atlantic
for several hundred miles was producing disorganized thunderstorms.
Some development is possible. A west-moving tropical wave over the
Central Caribbean northward across Hispaniola showed no signs of
development. There was a well-organized tropical wave just south of
the Cape Verde Islands, but it was heading toward unfriendly
territory. Closer to home, the lazy tropical wave over the SW Gulf of
Mexico finally got its act together and grew into Tropical Storm
Lorenzo. It sported sustained winds to near 60 mph as it was crawling
toward the WSW about 6 mph. Little or no change in the track
forecast. It should make landfall on the east coast of Mexico about
as far down in the SW corner of the Gulf as you can go. It will bring
some very heavy rain to that part of Mexico—even as much as 10 inches.

OUR WEATHER WORLD: One hurricane in its lifetime can generate as
much energy as 10,000 nuclear bombs. Alaska is by far our largest
state covering 615,230 square miles. That is almost 12 times the size
of Alabama. Naturally they have a tremendous variety of weather. If
you were to overlay the map of Alaska on the lower 48 states, it
would extend from near San Francisco with the SE extension of Alaska
being near Jacksonville. Even the Aleutians portion of Alaska would
stretch from near San Francisco across Southern New Mexico to the
Texas Panhandle. Nice chilly 9 above zero in Alaska this morning at
Anaktuvuk. It was in the teens and snowing over extreme Northern
Canada. Coldest in the lower 48 was 24 at Stanley, Idaho.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We sure do have mixed up sleeping hours
now with our increased population in Little Miss Molly's home. I was
up before the crack of dawn and took a short walk. The nearly full
moon was a great way to start my day. I also took Little Miss Molly
on her first walk this morning, even though she slept until almost
10. I miss those days when she was younger and would get me up at
4:30. Life goes on......

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Showers and storms ending. Clearing and cooler overnight.
Overnight Low 62
WIND: NW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny, breezy and less humid.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon 84
WIND: N 7-14

SATURDAY
Sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 84
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 85
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

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