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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday October 10, 2008
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...Dry Through Sunday...

A CALM WEATHER PATTERN: We are forecasting dry weather for Alabama
through the weekend, with temperatures a little above average values
for mid-October in Alabama. Afternoon highs will be mostly in the low
80s, with lows in the 60s. There will be some moisture around thanks
to an easterly flow from the Atlantic, but upper air ridging overhead
should keep most Alabama counties rain-free.

NEXT WEEK: A strong storm will pass well to the north of Alabama next
week; the trailing front could kick off a few isolated showers Tuesday
night, but with little upper support and limited moisture, rainfall
amounts, if any, should be light and spotty. A stronger front could
bring a better chance of showers at the end of the week (one week from
today).

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Near perfect weather for high school games tonight.
Most games kick off at 7:30 and it should be in the 70s at that time
with upper 60s by the final whistle. Alabama has an open date.
Appalachian State will be in Birmingham to play on campus at Samford
Stadium at 2:30 tomorrow. This is one of the most anticipated games
for Samford in a long time. It should get no warmer than about 82
during the game and in the 70s for the final whistle. Arkansas will be
at Auburn for a 4:00 p.m. game tomorrow on pay-per-view. Dry pleasant
weather with 78 at kick off and 70 when you go home. And, Jacksonville
State will travel to Richmond, Kentucky to play Eastern Kentucky
tomorrow at 5:00 p.m… the sky will be clear, with low 80s at kickoff
and low 70s by the fourth quarter.

TROPICS: A disturbance is moving through the Windward Islands this
morning; development as it moves into the eastern Caribbean seems
unlikely in the short term due to hostile upper air winds. A large
area of disturbed weather is about 800 miles southwest of the Cape
Verde Islands in the far eastern Atlantic; that one has a chance to
become better organized in coming days as it moves east across the
open Atlantic. The next named storm this year will be called Nana.

ON THIS DATE IN 1780: The Hurricane Season of 1780 was one of the
worst in recorded history, and the storm which destroyed the Windward
Islands October 10-12 is the deadliest ever in recorded Atlantic
history. It became known simply as the "Great Hurricane of 1780." It
is believed that 22,000 perished in week long rampage of The Great
Hurricane. 9,000 died on the island of Martinique, 5000 in Euststius
and 4000 in Barbados. Thousands more died at sea. It was just one of
three deadliest hurricanes that month. The first week of the month saw
a hurricane strike Jamaica, killing 1000. The eastern Gulf of Mexico
was hit later that month, and 2000 were killed. The October storms
scuttled much of the British and Spanish navies and aided the colonies
in the American Revolution.

EXTREMES: Hottest place in the nation yesterday was Death Valley,
California with 103 degrees. Coldest spot was McKinley Park, Alaska
with four below zero.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny.
Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
A mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 82
WIND: E 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated showers Tuesday night.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 6-12

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