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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday September 24, 2008
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...Warm Afternoons; Cool Nights...

SIMPLE FORECAST: Weather like this makes our job pretty easy. Dry air
is going nowhere, and we will simply continue the forecast of sunny
warm days and clear cool nights through the weekend. While afternoon
highs will remain in the 80 to 84 degree range, early morning lows
will drop down into the 50s. Looks like the coolest morning week this
week will come early tomorrow when low 50s are likely; some of the
colder valleys across North Alabama should drop into the upper 40s for
the first time this season. Humidity values will remain low, and
visibility during the day will be excellent. Some fine fall weather,
indeed.

TO THE EAST: Low pressure forming just off the coast of North Carolina
will bring the potential of gale force winds and heavy rain to the
middle Atlantic coast during the next 48 hours. And, our friends on
the East Coast will also have to watch a developing tropical system
near Hispanolia. This system did not get its act together yesterday
due to interaction with the mountainous island, and rather harsh winds
aloft. But, today as the wave moves north, conditions will be more
conducive for development, and it should grow into a tropical
depression, and ultimately Tropical Storm Kyle. There is a chance this
one could impact the New England coast early in the weekend. Both of
these features will not impact Alabama's weather in any way.

LONG RANGE: Medium range computer models show a strong upper trough
forming over the eastern third of the U.S. next week; if this is
correct it could mean the coolest air so far this fall season in about
a week, or right at the beginning of October.

ON THIS DATE IN 1985: Hurricane Gloria dubbed "killer storm of
Century" by media, sending entire east coast into a panic. The storm,
packing measured winds of 156 mph by aircraft reconnaissance and a
central pressure of 918.6 mb, was the strongest ever recorded in the
western part of the Atlantic Ocean. I was working as the chief
meteorologist at KDFW-TV in Dallas at the time (Channel 4), and I
remember our news director, Wendell Harris, calling me at home late
that morning to let me know I was doing the weather live at 5:00,
6:00, and 10:00 from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. I hopped
a lear jet at the Addison Airport, and arrived in Miami at 4:30, just
in time for the 5:00 news. Gloria made landfall on the North Carolina
Outer Banks, bringing strong wind gusts to the area, downing thousands
of trees and leaving over two million people without power. Overall,
Gloria caused $900 million (1985 USD) in property damage and eight
deaths, a total lower than expected due to the hurricane's arrival at
low tide.

EXTREMES: Hottest place in the nation yesterday was Death Valley, CA
with 105 degrees. Coldest spot was Beaver, Alaska with 14 degrees. In
the continental U.S., the coldest place was Burns, Oregon with 22
degrees. Here in Alabama yesterday, the warmest spots were Muscle
Shoals, Tuscaloosa, and Mobile with 87 degrees.

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TODAY
Sunny.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 6-12

THURSDAY
Sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 81
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 81
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 84
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 85
WIND: N 6-12

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