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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday August 30, 2008
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...Watching Gustav...

All eyes are on the tropics on this Labor Day weekend as Hurricane
Gustav prepares to make its move toward the Gulf of Mexico. The
emotional toll is immense as Louisianans find themselves inundated
with constant news reports. On the positive side, preparations are
immensely better than in 2005 when Katrina came calling. People find
themselves breaking into tears as they consider whether their homes
will be gone when they return after evacuating. The thought of it
taking ten hours to go fifty miles is unbearable for them. The human
toll is staggering, even before the storm hits.

WHERE WILL IT HIT? That is the sixty four thousand dollar
question. The steering currents that are affecting the hurricane are
in a state of flux. Gustav is exploiting a weakness in the
subtropical ridge over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. This is allowing
the storm to take a more northwesterly track. The high pressure ridge
to the west of Alabama is expecting to build into a formidable ridge
from Texas to the Northeast U.S. If this happens, the hurricane could
be steered westward, even before it reaches the Louisiana coast. But
all indications are that the storm will make landfall west of the
Mississippi River. Landfall could occur as early as late Monday night
or early Tuesday. The further west it goes, the longer landfall will
be delayed. NOAA deployed their Gulfstream IV research aircraft for
a high altitude sampling of the upper atmosphere. This data will
hopefully help to improve model forecasts.

HOW STRONG WILL IT BE? Gustav will likely be a major hurricane by the
time it reaches Cuba late tonight. It could even be a Category Four
hurricane. Cuba will barely slow it down and it will recover over the
southeastern Gulf. There are indications that increasing shear could
weaken the storm prior to landfall, but Gustav will still be a
powerful Category Three of Four hurricane when it reaches shore.

OUR FORECAST: It will be dry and mainly hot through Sunday across
Central Alabama with only widely scattered afternoon storms to break
things up a bit. As the hurricane passes to our southwest, the outer
feeder bands may enhance storm chances over western and southwestern
sections. Tuesday will feature the best chances. Rain chances will
back off on Wednesday as the storm moves away.

HANNA: Hanna may be a significant player in our weather by next
weekend. The storm is expected to meander southwestward toward the
Bahamas and Florida Straits. It could enter the Gulf of Mexico before
turning to the north. It could threaten the coast by the weekend.

FOOTBALL FORECAST: Louisiana-Monroe will be at Auburn for a 6 p.m.
game today. Very warm with 88 at kick off and 82 in the fourth
quarter. Almost a small risk of a shower. The University of Tulsa will
be in Birmingham to play UAB at Legion Field at 3:00 p.m. Only a small
risk of a shower, but a hot 92 degrees at kick off. The Alabama-
Clemson game is in the Georgia Dome Saturday night, so no concern
about rain.

ON THIS DATE IN 1979: Mighty Hurricane David grew into one of the
most intense storms ever to cross the Caribbean Sea. After wiping out
the tiny island of Dominica with 150 mph winds, David crashed ashore
in the Dominican Republic at peak intensity on August 30th, with wind
gusts over 200 mph. The central pressure in the storm was at its
lowest at 924 millibars. More than 1,200 people on the two-nation
island were killed and over 80,000 were left homeless. Damage totaled
more than $1 billion in the Caribbean alone. Skipping through the
Bahamas, David struck a glancing blow on Florida, just north of the
Gold Coast, tore across Cape Canaveral and then chewed its way up the
East Coast on September 6th, downing trees and power lines well into
New England.

Bill Murray

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot. Widely scattered afternoon storm possible.
Afternoon High 93
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered storms develop, most likely over southwestern
sections.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 6-12

MONDAY
Partial sunshine with a few cloudy periods. A chance of showers and
storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 86
WIND: E 7-14

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 85
WIND: E 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 5-10

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