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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday September 25, 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
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Cheryl H. Thompson, Fighting Diabetes for 30+ Years
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...Just Like Summer...

FALL OR SUMMER? The calendar says September, but our weather will
feel more like August today. Lots of sunshine and a high close to 90
degrees is our forecast for the state; the chance of a cooling shower
for any one neighborhood is tiny, and most of them will be close to
the Mississippi border, closer to deeper moisture that is west of our
state. Dewpoints will be a little lower than yesterday, but the heat
index values could still rise into the mid 90s this afternoon.

Moisture levels will begin to rise a bit tomorrow, and during the
afternoon hours a few isolated showers or storms could show up. But,
our best chance of rain and storms this week will come on Thursday
with a cold front is expected to pass through. We are projecting
rainfall amounts of one-half inch, but rainfall distribution most
likely will not be very even; some spots will get more, others will
get less. For now it looks like the best chance of rain will come
from about 11:00 Thursday morning until 8:00 Thursday evening.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: At this time we believe the front will have
enough southward push to reach the far southern part of Alabama by
Friday morning, which means drier and slightly cooler should filter
into the northern counties of the state. We expect pleasant weather
Friday through Sunday, with mostly sunny pleasant days and fair,
cooler nights. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s, with lows
generally in the low 60s. Some upper 50s are likely for the cooler
valleys by Saturday morning.

TROPICS: Lots of action across the Atlantic basin, which you expect
in late September. Close to home, a tropical disturbance in the
southwest Gulf of Mexico has been getting better organized, and a
tropical depression could form today. This one should drift slowly to
the west during the next 24 to 36 hours.
Another wave in the eastern Caribbean has the chance to become a
tropical depression today as it moves to the west/northwest; this one
should be close to Jamaica by the end of the week as it moves in the
general direction of the Yucatan Channel and the Gulf of Mexico.

And, in the far eastern Atlantic, Tropical Depression 12 has formed
southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. This one is very well organized,
and could become Tropical Storm Karen today. Late in the week, it
will have the option of turning northward into the open Atlantic, or
keep moving northwest toward the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham's rain total for the year remains 23.52", and
the deficiency for the year is a whopping 17.38". The rain deficit
for the year at Tuscaloosa is almost 25 inches (24.48" to be exact).

HOT FALL DAY: Yesterday's high in Birmingham was 91 degrees; nine
above the average high of 82, and within 8 degrees of the record high
for September 24 of 99, set in 1931.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny with a hot afternoon.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Increasing clouds with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 7-14

FRIDAY
Becoming mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NW 7-14

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine with a pleasant morning.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 86
WIND: N 5-10

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