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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday September 17, 2008
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...Pleasant, Calm September Weather...

A QUIET DAY IN THE WEATHER OFFICE: Four years ago today, we were
cleaning up after the passage of Hurricane Ivan, which produced
flooding along with widespread tree and power line damage across our
state. Today, we are expecting a case of severe clear for our state,
with low humidity and comfortable temperatures. Following a crisp
morning low in the mid to upper 50s, we will rise into the low 80s
today with a good supply of sunshine. Look for similar weather
tomorrow and Friday with only a few scattered clouds around from time
to time. Dry air in the low levels of the atmosphere means no
significant chance of rain.

WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND? We are forecasting a mixture of clouds and
sunshine Saturday and Sunday with afternoon highs around the 80 degree
mark. A low level easterly flow will bring some Atlantic moisture into
the state, but there isn't much of a trigger for rain, and for now we
won't mention any wet weather in our formal forecast for the weekend.
The benign weather should continue into the first few days of next week.

LOOKING BACK ON THE SUMMER: No triple digit heat for Birmingham; our
hottest day was July 21 when the high was 99. The average high for the
month of August was 88.7 degrees, which is below the average value for
the month. Much of the nation had below average temperatures this
summer; in Milwaukee the daily high never reached 90 degrees all
season; that has only
happened twice before; in 2000 and 1915.

ON THIS DATE IN 1988: The "Hurricane Bowl". The college football game
that didn't happen. University of Alabama football coach Bill Curry
made the decision not to fly his team to College Station, Texas to
play Texas A&M as Hurricane Gilbert moved across the Gulf of Mexico.
The storm later moved into Mexico. At what would have been game time,
viewers on ESPN watched as the announcers sat in an empty stadium
awash in sunshine and hot temperatures. The game would eventually be
played in December, and Alabama would win.

IKE AFTERMATH: From the Houston Chronicle… Military helicopters are
being used to rescue people from Hurricane Ike-ravaged Bolivar
Peninsula. Two Blackhawk helicopters yesterday afternoon airlifted 18
people from the area east of Galveston, where Ike made landfall early
Saturday. Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough said today that the
holdouts on Bolivar Peninsula will be required to leave in the next
few days. Officials are prepared to impose martial law if needed to
empty the barrier island scraped clean by Ike. In Galveston, Residents
who refused to flee Hurricane Ike have lived without power and other
essentials, including air conditioning, running water and gasoline,
since the storm roared ashore here early Saturday. Living conditions
have been primitive. People can't flush toilets or cook hot meals.
They sweat without air conditioning.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and pleasant.
Afternoon High 83
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Variable clouds.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 6-12

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