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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday September 9, 2008
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...Showers and Thunderstorms...

IKE NO DIRECT THREAT TO ALABAMA: It seems like we have been dealing
with someone named Ike forever and he is still very much intruding
into our weather discussions. Probably the only good news about him is
that we see no direct effect on Alabama weather due to Ike. However,
as he moves westward across the Gulf of Mexico and heads for Central
or South Texas, the broad circulation around him will be pumping
plenty of moist air into Alabama. At the same time, there is a cool
front that really just separates extremely moist air from much drier
air. That front was near Memphis this afternoon. By tomorrow, it
should push down into North Alabama and stall. Bottom line: we will
have about three days when we have a good chance of showers or
thunderstorms. They should thin out in number by Saturday and Sunday.

With all the extra cloud cover, we should not have any more of those
90s like we had yesterday for a while. Instead, our high temperatures
should be 86 to 88 through Friday and edging back up to around 90 over
the weekend.

Yesterday afternoon some scattered thunderstorms dumped some heavy
amounts of rain in a number of communities. Some folks were getting
good doses of rain also this afternoon and that will typical of the
next several days.

ALL ABOUT IKE: He was edging off the west tip of Cuba this afternoon
ready to start a steady journey NW across the heart of the Gulf of
Mexico. Conditions are favorable for him to intensify again,
especially by the time he gets over the Western Gulf where there is
abundant warm water. The high-pressure system across the central part
of the country may be just a bit weaker and by late tomorrow the main
center will be over the NE. For that reason, the cone of concern
extends all the way from Lake Charles, Louisiana down into Northern
Mexico. The most favored landfall seems to be around Corpus Christi,
but again that can change a great deal. We think the chance of a
landfall on the Mississippi/Alabama/NW Florida coast is very remote. A
tornado occurred this morning at Key Largo, Florida. It may have been
an F0 or F1.

AT THE BEACH: A lot of questions abut the weekend at the beach. There
is little danger of a tropical storm or hurricane, but surely the
water will be rough. Showers and thunderstorms will be prominent
through Friday, but thinning out over the weekend.

GLOBAL ROAMING: We like to keep folks posted on Iraqi weather since
so many brave soldiers are there and their families are concerned. In
Baghdad, high temperatures for the next 5 days should be between 104
and 109…101 below zero at Vostok, Antarctica…27 this morning at Pine
River, Minnesota and Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. The high in Anchorage was
only 59…hottest yesterday 117 in Death Valley.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly has got rabbits on her
mind. She took me on a wild chase at midnight a few nights ago. This
morning it was barely daybreak when we went for a walk and immediately
out the back door she picked up their scent. It was zip, zap, zip. She
even went to the bathroom going full speed ahead with her nose only ¼
inch from the grass tracking the rabbits. They had been there earlier,
because you could see all their tracks in the dew-covered grass. One
had even gone over and apparently nibbled on my neighbor's flowers, so
Molly had to check that out too. Finally I got her headed north on the
walking track. She met a neighbor who had not seen her in a long time
and they had a long love session. That little girl has got it made.
Now, I must be prepared to almost get jerked off my feet as soon as we
go out. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly through the evening.
Overnight Low 69
WIND: E 4-6

WEDNESDAY
Variable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 87
WIND: E 6-12

THURSDAY
Cloudy at times. A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 8-16

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy and breezy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 10-18

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Showers or storms fewer in number.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 10-16

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