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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday September 15, 2007
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Tonight will be one of those nights that we have longed for in all of
the heat and drought of this long, hot summer here in Alabama. A
significant cool front knifed through much of the state last night on
its way to a rendezvous with the Gulf Coast. Behind the front, much
drier and refreshingly cool air has spread into Alabama. With calm
winds and good conditions for radiational cooling, the mercury will
take full advantage of the opportunity overnight to drop into the 50s
with a few 40s in normally colder locations. Enjoy!
LOOKING AHEAD: Sunday looks like a carbon copy of today, except
winds will relax and shift around to the east. This easterly wind
will allow our moisture levels to come up slowly. That will keep
lows Monday morning near 60. An easterly wedge will gradually set up
Monday and Tuesday, pulling Atlantic air into our region, giving us a
mix of clouds and sun. The GFS is less bullish on shower chances for
the second half of the week, so the prospects look dry through much
of the week. The morning GFS run pops up a tropical storm in the
Caribbean that moves up into the eastern Gulf, making landfall north
of Tampa.
FOOTBALL FORECAST: Auburn is playing Mississippi State on the Plains
where skies are clear and temperatures are in the middle 80s. .
Alabama takes on Arkansas in a 5:45 contest at the Capstone. Clear
and comfortable conditions with game time temperatures falling from
the 80s into the upper 60s by game's end. UAB entertains Alcorn
State in an evening tilt at Birmingham's Legion Field. Expect
similar conditions to T-town with fair skies, fall feeling temps and
a dying breeze.
WHERE'S INGRID: Ingrid was downgraded to a tropical depression. It
is located about 550 miles ENE of the Lesser Antilles. It is no
threat to the islands. It is in a very hostile environment with lost
of shear. Now if it survives the next three days, the shear will
relax and Ingrid could make a comeback. But even if it does, a north
northwesterly track over the open Atlantic looks likely.
CLOSE CALL: Since aircraft reconnaissance into hurricanes began in
the 1944, thousands of flights have been made into hurricanes and
typhoons in the Atlantic and Pacific. Only four flights have ever
been lost, including three in the Pacific and a flight into Hurricane
Janet south of Jamaica in 1955. There have been a few close calls,
but one of the closest happened on September 15, 1989. The NOAA P-3
Orion Hurricane Hunter plane nicknamed "Princess" was nearly lost as
it penetrated the eye of intense Hurricane Hugo east of the Leeward
Islands. The plane apparently hit a "mini-swirl," or tornado-like
vortex in the eyewall, exposing it to the strongest g-forces that
have been recorded during a reconnaissance flight t hat survived.
The plane lost two of four engines as it penetrated the eye, nearly
crashing into the sea. With only two engines, the plane had an
extremely difficult time exiting the eye. Fortunately, the crew
found a weaker part of the eyewall and made it back to Barbados.
ON THIS DATE IN 2004: Hurricane Ivan created record wave heights
over the Gulf of Mexico. One wave was measured at 91 feet by profile
moorings placed in the Gulf by the National Research Laboratory four
months before the hurricane. Estimates are that waves in the
hurricane eyewall may have been 130 feet high!

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TONIGHT
Mostly sunny, breezy, and less humid. A refreshing overnight.
Overnight Low 63
WIND: N 7-14

SUNDAY
Coolest morning in months. Another mostly sunny and nice day.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 82
WIND: NE 6-12

MONDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
A mix of clouds and sunshine.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 6-12

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