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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday October 15, 2008
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...A Week-End Cool Down Ahead...

ANOTHER WARM AFTERNOON: The average high for October 15 is 75 degrees;
we will be almost ten degrees above that figure this afternoon as an
upper air high provides summer-like warmth for Alabama. The upper high
also means sinking air motion, which in turn means few clouds and no
chance of rain.

While we bask in the October warmth, some very chill air covers the
western half of the nation, and it is moving in our direction. The
cold front that marks the leading edge of the cool air will bring a
chance of showers to Alabama tomorrow night and Friday morning; at
this point it looks like the best chance of showers will come from
about 6:00 p.m. Thursday through 12:00 Noon Friday. Due to limited
moisture, rain amounts should be generally light, mostly 1/4 inch or
less.

A COOL CHANGE: Friday will be a different kind of day; as the showers
move out much cooler air moves into the state. Looks like temperatures
won't make it out of the 60s Friday with a chilly north wind. The
weekend looks simply marvelous with excellent fall weather; a bright
sunny sky Saturday and Sunday with comfortable days and chilly nights.
We should be in the 40s both Saturday and Sunday morning, and some of
the colder valleys across North Alabama could even reach the upper 30s
at daybreak Sunday. The high Saturday will be close to 70, with mid
70s Sunday as a warming trend begins.

TROPICS: Tropical Omar developed yesterday in the eastern Caribbean;
it will move to the northeast, across the Virgin Islands tonight, and
then into the open Atlantic. Some strengthening is expected, and Omar
should be a hurricane northeast of the Virgin Islands as it moves over
the Atlantic. Omar is no threat to the U.S. mainland.
Tropical Depression 16 also formed yesterday in the western Caribbean;
this one will move slowly to the west, and will move into Central
America by tonight. Some chance this becomes Tropical Storm Paloma,
but it won't have time to become a hurricane since the system is so
close to land. The hurricane season runs until the end of November.

ON THIS DATE IN 1954: Hurricane Hazel made landfall near Cape Fear NC
on the South Carolina/Georgia border as a category 4 storm with top
winds of 150 mph. A record storm surge caused extreme destruction
along the North Carolina Coast with an 18 foot tide at Calabash. The
tide height was enhanced by highest lunar tide of the year. 300 homes
vanished without a trace at Long Island NC. After the storm, no
fishing pier was left standing from Myrtle Beach, SC to Cedar Island,
NC.

ROAMING: Storms in Texas dropped 2.07" at Wichita Falls and 1.96" at
Abilene. Hot spots in the nation yesterday were Alice and Laredo,
Texas with 96 degrees. Coldest was 10 below zero at Kaltag, Alaska.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Sunny with a warm afternoon.
Afternoon High 84
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers Thursday night.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Breezy and much cooler. Scattered showers, mainly Friday morning.
Clearing Friday night.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 69
WIND: NW 7-14

SATURDAY
Sunny with a cool breeze.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 68
WIND: N 7-14

SUNDAY
Sunny with a chilly morning.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 72
WIND: NE 5-10

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