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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday September 3, 2008
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...Eyes On The Tropics...

A TRIO OF TROPICAL SYSTEMS: Actually, we should probably mention four
tropical systems this morning since Gustav is still causing problems
west of Alabama. The circulation center is north of Texarkana,
Arkansas, and drifting to the north. Once again today, a few isolated
tornadoes are possible in spiral bands east of the circulation center
over parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Heavy rain will
continue, and flash flooding problems could worsen. All of that rain
will remain west of our state, and we expect most Alabama communities
to stay dry today with a high in the mid to upper 80s with scattered
to broken clouds.

In fact, our weather should remain very quiet through the weekend with
daily highs between 87 and 90 degrees. There could be enough moisture
for a few widely scattered showers this weekend, but widespread rain
is not expected. The tropics continue to be the big weather story, and
we have systems lined up all the way to near the African coast. Lets
take them from west to east….

HANNA: This one, just south of the Bahamas, has really struggled
during the last 24 hours due to strong winds aloft over the system.
However, the shear is expected to go away by tomorrow, and there is a
decent chance Hanna will be a hurricane on Friday. The latest NHC
track has the system passing just east (by only 50 to 100 miles) of
Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, on a northward journey to the South
Atlantic Coast, where landfall should be somewhere between Savannah
and Charleston Friday night. Everyone from Miami north to Cape
Hatteras will need to monitor the progress of Hanna; the NHC shows the
storm as a category one hurricane at the time of landfall, but with
reduced shear and the warm Gulf Stream, it might be stronger. After
landfall, Hanna will move up toward New England over the weekend
bringing windy and wet weather to places like New York City and Boston
by Saturday night and Sunday.

IKE: There is a decent chance Ike will be a hurricane by the time you
read this. Ike is in the middle of the Atlantic, and is forecast to
move west to a position just north of the eastern tip of Cuba this
weekend. From there, it could threaten the Florida peninsula, or move
through the Florida Straights into the Gulf of Mexico. There is a
chance Ike could become a major hurricane in coming
days.

JOSEPHINE: This is a tropical storm in the far eastern Atlantic; it
will move west/northwest, into water that is slightly cooler due to
upwelling from Ike. Too early to determine if Josephine will recurve
into the open Atlantic, or head toward the U.S. mainland.

SEPTEMBER 1925: The worst of the big 1925 heat wave in Alabama was in
September outside of our normal hottest months of June, July and
August, but the heat started earlier than September. It was so hot
that Alabama's all-time high of 112 was recorded at Centreville in
Bibb County on September 5. Birmingham had 106 on the same day. On
this date, September 3, the Birmingham high in 1925 was 102. Virtually
no air conditioning, meaning the human suffering was extreme. It was
very dry also.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 7-14

SATURDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Showers remain widely scattered. Partly sunny.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

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