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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday September 9, 2008
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...Ike Stays far to the South...

IKE AIMED AT TEXAS FOR NOW: Hurricane Ike has certainly had a mind of
his own over the last week; this tropical cyclone has ignored
meteorologists, the National Hurricane Center, and computer models,
remaining on a track well south of that forecast last week. The
southern track has resulted in Cuba being slammed again by a
hurricane, and little impact on Florida.
Ike will come off the western tip of Cuba late today or tonight as a
weakened system due to the interaction with land, but more
strengthening is likely over the warm Gulf of Mexico, where winds
aloft are light and variable. The latest forecast track from the
National Hurricane Center puts the system into the Texas coast near
Matagorda Bay Saturday; it will most likely be a category two or three
hurricane at the time of landfall. While it is still possible that Ike
could jog northward and impact the Southwest Louisiana coast, it looks
more and more like this one is headed for Texas. On this track, there
will be no impact on the Alabama Gulf Coast other than rough surf and
tip tides. You can bet folks in New Orleans are also breathing much
easier.

THE ALABAMA WEATHER STORY: A rather moist airmass will be in place
across our state today, and that combined with an approaching front
will bring another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this afternoon and early tonight. Alabama will remain in a
broad east to southeast wind flow regime through Friday, and each day
we will mention scattered showers and storms, perhaps numerous at
times on Thursday and Friday. Afternoon highs will be mostly in the 86
to 89 degree range.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: Showers could thin out Saturday and Sunday as we get
into the sinking air on the periphery of Ike's circulation; we will
just mention widely scattered showers and storms over the weekend,
with a partly sunny sky and a high around 90.
After Ike moves into the Texas coast this weekend, it should turn
northward, and then to the northeast as it gets hung up in the
stronger westerly winds aloft over the continental U.S. This means
Alabama could see an enhanced chance of rain by early next week, but
with Ike so far away from landfall that could change in coming days.

MONDAY'S STORMS: Thunderstorms developed over East Alabama yesterday
afternoon producing gusty winds and lots of lightning. Our SKYCAM site
on Lookout Mountain overlooking the city of Gadsden measured a peak
wind gust of 46 mph. Not far from our SKYCAM site, one person was
injured by a lightning strike on Tabor Road near Noccalula Falls.
Several trees were blown down across St. Clair county; trees were
reported down in Pell City, Cook Springs, Springville, Odenville, and
interstate 59 at mile marker 154. Winds were estimated around 45 mph.
The temperature at our Gadsden SKYCAM site cooled from 90 to 69
degrees in only about 15 minutes. Most of West Alabama was rain free,
however.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: E 6-12

THURSDAY
Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers and storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Showers become more widely scattered.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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