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Morning Edition For Sunday August 17, 2008
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...Remembering Camille...

It's the first hurricane that I remember. On Sunday, August 17, 1969,
we were going somewhere. I can remember hearing the news reports on
the radio talking about the horrible hurricane that was moving toward
the Gulf Coast. I was 7, and I knew that the storm was coming very
close by. My experiences with hurricanes expanded over the years, but
I, along with many, will always remember Camille.

CHECKING ON FAY: Tropical Storm Fay crossed the province of Granma in
southeastern Cuba overnight after exiting Haiti. The system is still
contending with very mountainous terrain, and this is keeping Fay in
check for now. The center of the storm will spend the day today
hugging the southern coast of Cuba. It is over the highest octane
ocean fuel in the Atlantic right now, so if the center stays
sufficiently over water, some quick intensification could occur. But
for now, we will call for slow intensification over the next 36 hours
as it turns northwest and crosses Cuba. The crossing should be
complete by Monday afternoon. At that time, Fay should be moving
north northwest as it continues making its northward turn. It will
likely cross the Florida Keys Monday afternoon . It should become a
hurricane as it crosses Florida Bay before reaching the western
Florida coast between Tampa and the Everglades. It will make the trip
up the Florida Peninsula. It will eventually end up in Georgia and
the Carolinas where it will bring some heavy rains to a parched region.

FAY'S AFFECT ON ALABAMA: The system's impact on Alabama will be
minimal. Alabama will be on the drier western side of the storm.

YOUR FORECAST: The warm front will retreat back toward the coast
today, keeping showers and storms over mainly southern sections. We
should stay mainly dry, with only isolated storms over Central
sections through Monday. Those shower and storm chances will be going
up a bit as we head toward Tuesday and Wednesday thanks to an upper
level trough to the west of Alabama. A northward moving surface low
over the Mississippi Valley will push a frontal boundary our way. We
will stay in shower and storm chances into the weekend with near
normal temperatures.

REST OF THE TROPICS: The Canadian model predicts that we will see
another tropical cyclone form in the Atlantic within the next 72
hours. The GFS has not really latched onto this idea just yet. But
we are heading into the heart of hurricane season, and all of the
experts are still predicting a very active period in the Atlantic.

ON THIS DATE IN 1969: Residents along the Mississippi Coast had spent
a sleepless night listening to radio reports about dangerous Hurricane
Camille in the Gulf. The storm was on the move and intensifying.
More in today's weather blog.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Becoming partly cloudy.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 4-8

MONDAY
A good bit of sunshine.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and storms developing.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 87
WIND: N 6-14

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