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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday September 16, 2008
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...Cooler Nights Ahead...

A TASTE OF FALL: Cooler and drier air will slip into Alabama today,
and will bring noticeably cooler nights through mid-week. While some
could could linger early this morning, the sky should become partly
sunny today as the dry air takes over. Humidity levels will be lower,
and the high should be somewhere in the low 80s. Then, tonight, with a
fair sky and light wind, temperatures will drop quickly, and most
communities around here will be in the upper 50s by daybreak tomorrow.
Some of the normally cooler spots could visit the low to mid 50s, very
refreshing after the long, hot Alabama summer.

At this time, we expect our weather to remain generally rain-free
through Friday with comfortable temperatures. A low level easterly
flow develops by the end of the week, which could bring in some
moisture from the east, but for now we won't mention any rain in the
formal forecast through Friday.

WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND: That low level easterly flow could bring a
little scattered light rain to this part of the state on Saturday, but
it doesn't look like a major threat at this point. Sunday looks dry,
and the high both days will be close to 80 degrees, which it a little
below average for mid-September in Alabama.

TROPICS: The Atlantic basin is rather quiet for a change. A wave east
of the Leeward Islands won't develop anytime soon due to harsh upper
air winds around the system, and tropical storm formation is not
expected through the rest of the week.

FALL ALMOST HERE: The autumnal equinox is at 10:44 CDT on Monday
September 22. That is when the sun is directly over the equator on the
journey south; we will have approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12
hours of darkness on that day. The winter solstice this year falls on
December 21.

FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY: At 51 minutes after midnight on 16 September
2004, the northern eyewall of powerful Hurricane Ivan moved onto land
near Gulf Shores as an upper Category 3
hurricane. The official time of landfall was 2:02 AM CDT (when the
center of Ivan's eye crossed land). Bringing with it 130 mph surface
winds and a historic storm surge, preliminary estimates show that the
magnitude and extent of the damage and destruction over Baldwin County
Alabama and Escambia and Santa Rosa counties of northwest Florida
likely exceeded that of both Hurricane Frederic (September 1979) and
Hurricane Opal (October 1995). Additionally, Hurricane Ivan may rival
the magnitude of damage and destruction caused by the Hurricane of
1926 which ravaged the aforementioned counties east of Mobile Bay.
Hurricane Ivan caused a preliminary total of 13 deaths in the
following counties combined: Baldwin County, Alabama, Escambia
County, Florida, Santa Rosa County, Florida. Damage is estimated to
be over 5 billion US Dollars.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny and less humid.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny with a cool morning.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 82
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. A small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 6-12

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