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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Sunday September 21, 2008
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...Showers To Diminish...

This amazing weather machine that we call our atmosphere has an
uncanny way of humbling me when I make my weather forecast.
Yesterday, all indications were t hat the shower activity would stay
west of I-65. Drier air flowing in from the east seemed to put the
kibosh on showers as they entered the middle part of the state. The
models said that showers would stay on the western side of the state.
So I called for only sprinkles east of I-65, walked out, and turned on
my lawn sprinklers. Sure enough, it was raining within an hour. Now,
it was barely enough to wet the ground, but it was rain. Nothing can
humble you like Mother Nature.

FOR YOUR SUNDAY: The upper level trough that has been producing
showers over eastern Mississippi and western Alabama will lift out and
weaken today. A few showers will be possible this morning, but by
this afternoon, they should be on the wane. Skies should be partly
sunny with a light easterly breeze and temperatures topping out just
above 80 degrees in most locations. Skies should be fair overnight,
with lows dropping to around 60F.

THE WEEK AHEAD: High pressure over the eastern U.S. will make the
trough a memory as we head into the new work week. Fall officially
begins on Monday, and we will have some fairly seasonal temperatures
in the week ahead. Highs will be in the lower 80s. Lows will be in
the upper 50s and lower 60s. Things should be dry through much of
the week.

WEEKEND SNEAK PEEK: Next weekend should feature more fine weather,
with lots of sunshine, seasonably warm days and comfortable nights.

DROUGHT UPDATE: Good news in the drought department here in Alabama.
17.8 percent of the state of Alabama is considered to be in drought
conditions. This is down from 56.2 percent three months ago. Still,
nearly 60 percent of the state is considered to be abnormally dry.
Drought conditions are limited to the Tennessee Valley and Northeast
Alabama. Extreme to exceptional drought conditions continue over
Northeast Georgia, upstate South Carolina and the mountains of North
Carolina.

IN THE TROPICS: A couple of areas of interest in the tropical
Atlantic. First, a tropical wave over the Central Caribbean has
showed signs of getting better organized since yesterday. A tropical
depression could form in the next day or so as the system encounters
less in the way of wind shear. It likely would move northwestward
toward the Bahamas. If that doesn't happen, there are still signs
that some type of system could form off the southeast coast of the
U.S. at some point this week. Finally, there are also signs that a
tropical cyclone will form over the eastern Atlantic this week.
Something here would likely recurve over the open ocean.

ON THIS DATE IN 2005: Hurricane Rita strengthened explosively over
the Gulf of Mexico into a Category Five hurricane and became the third
strongest on record with a central pressure of 897 millibars. With
the memories of the Katrina disaster still fresh on the minds of Gulf
Coast residents, highways were jammed with evacuees leaving coastal
sections of Texas and Louisiana.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of a shower early.
Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 82
WIND: NE 5-10

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