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Afternoon Edition For Saturday September 13, 2008
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...Ike Wallops TX/LA...

It was a long, dark and scary night for folks in Southeast Texas and
Southwest Louisiana as Hurricane Ike roared ashore with a huge storm
surge and relentless winds. Ike was over the Piney Woods of East
Texas, heading toward Tyler this afternoon, slowly weakening as it
moves away from its energy source, the Gulf of Mexico. Inland Tropical
Storm warnings do extend as far north as Texarkana. It will move
into Arkansas tonight, passing well west of Little Rock and then into
Missouri. Tornadoes will be a threat, especially to the east of the
track. Rainfall will be heavy, but flooding should not be a problem
since the storm is moving quickly.

OUR WEATHER: Windy and hot this afternoon across Central Alabama,
with any outer band activity limited to southwestern sections of the
area. It should be fair, but muggy overnight. As Ike's remnants move
quickly northeast on Sunday into southern Illinois, a cold front will
push towards Alabama. Thunderstorms will move into the warm and humid
airmass over Alabama by Sunday afternoon,a nd hopefully, we will see
some fairly widespread beneficial rainfall. This forecast is not
brimming with confidence at this time, but we can hope. The front
will slow as it runs into the strong subtropical high over the
Southeast, making it only into Central Alabama Sunday night. There
are signs that a little frontal wave could move across the area Sunday
night into Monday, bringing another uptick in rain chances. Look for
drier air to move in by Monday night, giving us a touch of fall as we
head into the midweek time period. We could see lows in the lower 60s
for much of the week ahead.

FOOTBALL FORECAST: Did you see the amazing pictures of Jones AT&T
Stadium in Lubbock Friday after and all time daily record of 7.60
inches of rain fell on the city Thursday? The field was under about 6
feet of water yesterday. SMU comes calling on Texas Tech there
tonight, where the weather should be much improved. Houston has moved
their game with Air Force to SMU's stadium in Dallas, and Ike is
stalking them there still. Closer to home, Auburn will be at
Mississippi State for a 6:00 p.m. kick off tonight. Only a slight
chance of a shower with temperatures dropping from the mid 80s to near
80. Western Kentucky will be in Tuscaloosa to play Alabama also at
6:00 p.m. Temperatures will be similar to what Auburn has in
Starkville. UAB will be in Knoxville for an 11:30 kick off to play
Tennessee. Temperatures will be in the 80s and only a small risk of a
shower during the game.

ALL TIME RECORD DAILY RAINFALL: Those kinds of records don't come
around everyday, but we had one Thursday in Lubbock as mentioned.
Then South Bend, Indiana recorded their all time daily record rainfall
on Friday as 5.40 inches fell.

ON THIS DATE IN 1988: Hurricane Gilbert became the strongest
Atlantic Hurricane of record when its central pressure is measured by
a reconnaissance plane at 888 millibars. Winds were recorded at 185
mph with gusts to 200 mph. The storm had undergone incredible
strengthening during the preceding 24 hours as its central pressure
deepened an amazing 72 millibars. It had struck the island of Jamaica
24 hours before, yet had not weakened noticeably in spite of the
island's 7,000 foot mountains. It struck the Yucatan peninsula
shortly after attaining this record strength.

Bill Murray
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TONIGHT
Only an isolated shower or thunderstorm.
Overnight Low 74
WIND: S 8-16

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and breezy with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 76 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 10-20

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Few, if any, showers.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 77
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. A small risk of an afternoon shower.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 79
WIND: N 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 80
WIND: NE 5-10

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...Ike Lumbers Ashore...

Hurricane Ike is crashing ashore on the Upper Texas coast on this
Saturday morning. The huge system has been dominating the Gulf of
Mexico for the better part of four days now, befuddling forecasters
and keeping folks all along the Gulf Coast up nights. Ike will bring
horrible weather to much of eastern Texas today and Sunday as it
rounds the weakening ridge of high pressure and slowly dies.

IKE: THE CATEGORY TWO STORM WITH A CATEGORY FOUR SURGE: The video
was compelling. As early as 7 a.m. Friday morning, it was obvious
that storm surge was barreling inland over Southeast Texas and
Southwest Louisiana. And the storm was still 280 miles away! The
huge storm didn't start pulling its arms in until late in the game,
and it became a major hurricane only in the final hours before
landfall. Good thing. The Category Two/Three hurricane had a
Category Four/Five surge. Galveston built a seawall after the deadly
1900 hurricane, it has protected the city for over a century. But Ike
has been its match. The hurricane will continue inland moving into
Northeast Texas overnight and into Sunday morning, spreading high
winds, flooding rains and tornadoes along its path into Arkansas.

ALABAMA'S WEATHER: It's gonna be a hot one across Central Alabama
on this September Saturday as we experience subsidence, or sinking
air, from Hurricane Ike. We can't rule out the development of a few
showers or storms along the outer periphery of Ike's circulation, but
they will be scarce. Temperatures will rise into the lower 90s this
afternoon. Tomorrow will feature increasing clouds and a breezy south
wind as the remnant low of Ike moves into southeastern Missouri,
pushing a cool front our way. Showers will develop Sunday afternoon,
with better rain chances for Sunday night. Rainfall amounts will be
generally light, less than one half inch. The rain should be gone by
Monday and a spate of fine weather will build into Alabama for the
rest of the week.

JOSEPHINE? The remnants of Josephine are northeast of the
southeastern Bahamas today, moving slowly west northwest. Some
development is possible The rest of the tropics are quiet.

FOOTBALL FORECAST: Auburn will be at Mississippi State for a 6:00
p.m. kick off tonight. Only a slight chance of a shower with
temperatures dropping from the mid 80s to near 80. Western Kentucky
will be in Tuscaloosa to play Alabama also at 6:00 p.m. Temperatures
will be similar to what Auburn has in Starkville. UAB will be in
Knoxville for an 11:30 kick off to play Tennessee. Temperatures will
be in the 80s and only a small risk of a shower during the game.

ON THIS DATE IN 1843: The town of Port Leon, Florida cannot be
found on a modern map of the Sunshine State. On this date in 1843, a
hurricane inundated the town with a ten foot storm surge. Almost all
of the buildings in the town were destroyed. One person drowned in
the town and at least a dozen people were killed in surrounding
areas. The townspeople voted unanimously not to rebuild the town.
The residents moved upriver to higher ground and established the town
of Newport.

Bill Murray
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TODAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon. Humid. Just a tiny chance of
an isolated shower.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 8-16

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and breezy. A few showers Sunday night.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 10-20

MONDAY
Partly sunny and breezy. Any morning showers move out quickly.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 8-16

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Less humid.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 80
WIND: N 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and rather pleasant.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 80
WIND: NE 5-10

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WTUS84 KMOB 122049
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
349 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO
PASCAGOULA 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE HAS BEEN CANCELED...

HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MAKE STEADY PROGRESS TO THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST...TAKING AIM ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA THIS EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS ARE DROPPING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER THE GULF
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

AT 300 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL
BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY.

DATA FROM BOTH NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANES INDICATE
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE
BUT COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

GMZ670-122200-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
349 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GULF WATERS FROM PENSACOLA TO
PASCAGOULA 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE HAS BEEN CANCELED.

BUOY DATA INDICATES THE SUSTAINED WINDS OVER THIS REGION OF THE GULF
HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...BUT ARE STILL STRONG FROM
THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS GUSTING PERIODICALLY TO 40 KNOTS.

SEAS AROUND 18 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL STILL
BE ABOVE 7 FEET ON SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
AND PERSISTENT ROUGH SEAS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 300 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL
BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY.

DATA FROM BOTH NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANES INDICATE
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE
BUT COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVEN THOUGH THE SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE...BOATERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT OVERNIGHT AS ROUGH SEAS
TO 18 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 12 FEET BY MORNING. EVEN
THOUGH NOT AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE...STRONG WINDS AT 30 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.

...WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 KNOTS GUSTING OCCASIONALLY TO 40 KNOTS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.

...WAVES...

ROUGH SEAS AT 18 FEET LATE TODAY WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 12 FEET
BY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT REGARDING HURRICANE IKE
THAT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN MOBILE.

$$

GARMON

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Afternoon Edition For Friday September 12, 2008
===================================================================
ALABAMA ONE CALL
KNOW WHAT'S BELOW
CALL 811 BEFORE YOU DIG

Whether planning to do it yourself or hire a professional excavator,
smart digging means calling 811 before each job to find out where
it's safe to dig.

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===================================================================

...Ike No Ordinary Hurricane...

MOST OF ALABAMA IKE FREE: All across North and Central Alabama, we
will be pretty much untouched by powerful Hurricane Ike, but the
Alabama coastal area has not fared so well. A Coastal Flood Warning
continues through tonight all along the Alabama coast and until noon
tomorrow. A High Surf Warning was also in effect this afternoon. The
NWS in Mobile says that large, long-period swells, high seas and
dangerous surf will continue to impact the beaches from Dauphin Island
westward to Destin. The strong SE winds will continue. The strong wind
and swells have already caused coastal flooding along area beachfronts
and there were several reports of water covering roads.

Across North and Central Alabama, including all of the Birmingham,
Anniston and Tuscaloosa areas, we will notice very little impact from
Ike, although over the weekend some of the winds may increase to as
high as 20 mph. We foresee only a slight risk of a shower or
thunderstorm this evening and a few again Sunday night. Probably our
best chance of getting some showers and storms will be Monday as a
weak front gets down into this area. By Tuesday, you should notice a
pleasant drop in the humidity and high temperatures backing off to the
low or mid 80s.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games tonight, very little risk of
a shower. Temperatures at kick off around 85 and near 80 by
the end of the game. Very humid conditions. Auburn will be at
Mississippi State for a 6:00 p.m. kick off tomorrow. Only a slight
chance of a shower with temperatures dropping from the mid 80s to near
80. Western Kentucky will be in Tuscaloosa to play Alabama also at
6:00 p.m. Temperatures will be similar to what Auburn has in
Starkville. UAB will be in Knoxville for an 11:30 kick off to play
Tennessee. Temperatures will be in the 80s and only a small risk of a
shower during the game.

HISTORIC HURRICANE IKE: Let's go ahead and call him historic because
he is going to be remembered for many years to come. In some ways, I
don't like judging the category of a hurricane only on the sustained
wind and pressure. Ike is a huge hurricane and at times today he was
so spread out that he covered at least half of the Gulf of Mexico. His
hurricane-force wind profile goes out a very long distance and
storm-force winds even greater. He is approaching the upper Texas
coast in such a way that he is driving huge waves on shore long before
he makes landfall. This has caused major beach erosion and battering
waves. Some reports say that only 50% of Galveston evacuated and a lot
of Houston did not evacuate. This means that people are going to be in
extreme danger and don't be surprised to hear of a high fatality
count. At midday, water was 4-feet deep at the courthouse in Cameron,
Louisiana. The pier at Galveston will likely be destroyed and numerous
homes will go down under the force of the huge battering waves. At
landfall, winds will gust over 100 mph in places like Galveston and
Houston and maybe on the SW coast of Louisiana. Because of his size,
Ike is probably going to cause a total storm damage as much as a
Category 4 or possibly a Category 5. He is not to be taken lightly,
but it is almost too late.

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

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an electric street-legal vehicle.

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(LSV) is insurable and allowed on streets where the speed limit is
35mph or below. Check out these vehicles!
http://www.tomberlin.net/electric-vehicles

Whether driving to work or just around the neighborhood, the Tomberlin
E-merge is a serious street-legal alternative form of transportation.
With a top speed of 30mph and a range of over 30 miles, the E-merge
will get you there quickly, safely and bring you home without the cost
of fuel.

The exclusive dealer of E-merge Electric Street Legal Cars is Big Eagle
Cycles in Tuscaloosa. Contact owner Chris Townsend at 205-507-0039
or personally email Chris at bigeaglecycles@bellsouth.net
=========================================================

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TONIGHT
Warm and very humid. Only a small chance of a shower through the evening.
Overnight Low 74
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 8-16

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and breezy. A few showers Sunday night.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 10-20

MONDAY
Partly sunny and breezy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 8-16

TUESDAY
Not as warm and less humid.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 84
WIND: N 7-14

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Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 121939
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
239 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 165 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL
BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY.

DATA FROM BOTH NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANES INDICATE
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE
BUT COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

GMZ670-130000-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
239 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED WIND AND WAVES SECTIONS FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST TRENDS
THROUGH TONIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 165 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL
BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY.

DATA FROM BOTH NOAA AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANES INDICATE
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE
BUT COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO
NEAR 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING NEAR 18 FEET. THE SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING TO NEAR 12 FEET AS IKE
MAKES LANDFALL ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 PM CDT.

$$

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WTUS84 KMOB 121544
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1044 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL
BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE BUT COULD
REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

GMZ670-122245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1044 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

IKE CONTINUES MOVING WEST NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED OVER THE OFFSHORE GULF
WATERS 20 TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA GULF COAST WITH SEAS NEAR
20 FEET.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL
BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE BUT COULD
REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS
954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO AROUND 25
KNOTS BY SATURDAY MORNING.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING NEAR 20 FEET. THE SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS IKE MAKES LANDFALL
ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 3 PM CDT.

$$

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WTUS84 KMOB 121059
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
559 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE...

.AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES EAST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 13 MPH. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY
OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275
MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES.

GMZ670-121800-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
559 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE IKE GAINS A LITTLE STRENGTH AS HE CONTINUES TO MOVE
STEADILY TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES EAST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 13 MPH. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE TODAY
OR EARLY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275
MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH
NUMEROUS HIGHER GUSTS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS
MORNING.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 16 TO 20 FEET...WHICH IS A SLIGHT DECREASE
FROM MIDNIGHT. THE SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
DAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11AM CDT.

$$

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Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 120619
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
119 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE...

.AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 405 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR AROUND THE NEXT 12 HOURS...WITH A
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY
LATE TODAY. HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE
THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IKE COULD BECOME
A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
265 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

GMZ670-121230-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
119 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LARGE HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI
FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 405 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR AROUND THE NEXT 12 HOURS...WITH A
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY
LATE TODAY. HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL
CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE
THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IKE COULD BECOME
A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
265 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH
NUMEROUS HIGHER GUSTS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 20 TO 25 FEET...AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
LATER TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 6 AM CDT.

$$

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Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 120158
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
858 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

.AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL
DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE
COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...BUT IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275
MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

GMZ670-120900-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
858 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LARGE HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF
OF MEXICO.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI FROM
20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

.AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GALVESTON TEXAS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER WILL
DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE
COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...BUT IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275
MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN IN PORT.

...WINDS...

EASTERLY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY 20 TO 25 FEET...AND COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 23 TO
28 FEET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 1 AM CDT.

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WTUS84 KMOB 120006
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
706 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

.AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.4 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER
OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER-TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER
WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES
THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS FORECAST
TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275
MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 950 MB...28.05 INCHES.

GMZ670-120715-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
706 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LARGE HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF
OF MEXICO.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI FROM
20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.4 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER
OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER-TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WEATHER
WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES
THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A
CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS FORECAST
TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275
MILES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS STAY IN PORT!

...WINDS...

EASTERLY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY 20 TO 25 FEET...AND COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 23 TO
28 FEET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 9 PM CDT.

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ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday September 11, 2008
===================================================================
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installing a mailbox.

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...Ike Is the Man...

HURRICANE IKE—A HUGE WEATHER MACHINE: He is a big one and he covers a
big part of the Gulf of Mexico. He is churning up that big body of
water with huge waves as he continues moving toward the WNW heading
for a landfall believed to be on the upper Texas coast. This afternoon
a Hurricane Warning was in effect from Morgan City, Louisiana to
Baffin Bay, Texas. Hurricane conditions could reach the coast in that
warning area by late tomorrow.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from east of Morgan City to the
Mississippi/Alabama border. This includes New Orleans and Lake
Pontchartrain. Because the strong winds of Ike were moving a long way
over water, big waves were occurring along the Alabama/NW Florida
coast and some beaches were closed. Even some roads were closed
because of high water. The NWS
in Mobile warns that the danger of rip currents is high.

Ike was passing about 300 miles south of Dauphin Island this
afternoon, so he is causing problems over at least a 600-mile radius.
Hurricane force winds extended 115 miles from the center and tropical
storm force winds extend out an amazing 275 miles.

Ike could increase in strength to a Category 3 and possibly even a
Category 4 before making landfall. A lot of people are evacuating the
Texas coast.
There is an added threat that is so common with land-falling
hurricanes and that is spin-off tornadoes. That danger may exist as
far east as the Alabama coast to all the way down the Texas coast.

Still another problem is flash flooding. Ike will dump enormous
amounts of rain inland. Estimates are that as much as 10 inches could
fall along the Texas coast and 8 to 10 inches northward through East
Texas and East Oklahoma into SW Missouri. Ike is now larger than
Katrina in size.

CENTRAL ALABAMA AND IKE: No real strong impact across the Birmingham
metro area and most of Central Alabama. In fact, showers and
thunderstorms will become rather scarce. There will be some widely
scattered ones tonight and tomorrow, but very few on Saturday and
Sunday. There are indications that, after Ike moves inland and heads
up toward the Ohio River by Monday, a cool front will move across
Alabama Monday night. That should drop our humidity next Tuesday and
Wednesday with some early morning lows near 60 and maybe some upper
50s in North Alabama valleys.

GLOBAL ROAMING: Some of the mountains around Jackson Hole, Wyoming
are sporting a dusting of snow today. Snow showers are forecast again
tonight in the Grand Tetons as well as in Yellowstone National Park…in
the valleys of the NE U.S., the first frost of the season this
morning. The temperature dropped to 29 at Saranac Lake in Upstate New
York…some other cold temperatures this morning 23 in Stanley, Idaho,
28 in Yellowstone Park and 24 in Beaver, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly and I have hardly
spoken today. I did take her out for an early morning walk, but the
rest of the day has been wall-to-wall weather and it will be that way
until late tonight and through most of the weekend. I do take time out
when I can to sit her up on my desk and let her look out the window.
If the little Yorkie passes by, she gets so excited she almost jumps
off my desk. I hug her a lot in the few minutes she visits my desk.
Life goes on.

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

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=========================================================

*******************************************************

TONIGHT
Only an isolated shower or thunderstorm.
Overnight Low 73
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and breezy with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 10-16

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Few, if any, showers.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 8-16

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. A small risk of an afternoon shower.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 7-14

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 10-15

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Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 111905 CCA
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
200 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT OR ABOUT 305
MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE HAS MADE A SMALL JOG TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BUT IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10
MPH. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

GMZ670-120200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
200 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LARGE HURRICANE IKE MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO
60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT OR ABOUT 305
MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE HAS MADE A SMALL JOG TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BUT IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10
MPH. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS STAY IN PORT!

...WINDS...

EASTERLY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY 20 TO 25 FEET...AND COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 23 TO
28 FEET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 5 PM CDT.

$$

PURDY

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Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 111900
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
200 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT OR ABOUT 305
MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE HAS MADE A SMALL JOG TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BUT IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10
MPH. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

GMZ670-120200-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
200 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

LARGE HURRICANE IKE MOVING SLOWLY THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO
60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.8 WEST...OR ABOUT OR ABOUT 305
MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE HAS MADE A SMALL JOG TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...BUT IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10
MPH. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS
FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS STAY IN PORT!

...WINDS...

EASTERLY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY 20 TO 25 FEET...AND COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 23 TO
28 FEET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 5 PM CDT.

$$

PURDY

WWWW

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Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 111534
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1034 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.4 WEST...OR ABOUT OR ABOUT 325
MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A GENERAL WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS FORECAST
TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

GMZ670-112245-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1034 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

IKE CONTINUES TO GROW IN SIZE BUT HAS NOT STRENGTHENED YET.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.4 WEST...OR ABOUT OR ABOUT 325
MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A GENERAL WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE IS FORECAST
TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE.

IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS STAY IN PORT!

...WINDS...

EASTERLY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY 20 TO 25 FEET...AND COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 23 TO
28 FEET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 PM CDT.

$$

PURDY

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Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 111403
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
903 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

.AT 800 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST...OR ABOUT 335 MILES SOUTH OF THE
WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...A GENERAL
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE
APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATE FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...AND IT COULD
INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 255 MILES.

AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

GMZ670-112115-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TR.W.0001.080911T1403Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
903 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM
PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST...OR ABOUT 335 MILES SOUTH OF THE
WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...A GENERAL
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE
APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST LATE FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...AND IT COULD
INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 115 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 255 MILES.

AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS STAY IN PORT!

...WINDS...

EASTERLY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT.

...WAVES...

SEAS ARE CURRENTLY 20 TO 25 FEET...AND COULD BUILD AS HIGH AS 23 TO
28 FEET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 10 AM CDT.

$$

PURDY

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...Weekend Looking Hot and Mostly Dry...

HERE IN ALABAMA: We will continue to mention the risk of scattered
afternoon showers and thunderstorms later today; most of them will
come in the 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. time frame, during the peak of the
daytime heating process. The chance of any one spot getting wet this
afternoon is about one in three. Showers will become fewer in number
tomorrow as high pressure aloft builds over Alabama, and at this time
the weekend looks generally rain-free with only isolated showers. And,
the weather heats over the weekend with highs in the 90 to 93 degree
range Saturday, about 5 to 8 degrees above average values for mid-
September.

The upper ridge is now expected to hold into the first two days of
next week, meaning any showers on Monday and Tuesday will be few and
far between, due to the warm air aloft making for a very stable
atmosphere. At this time it looks like the moisture from Hurricane Ike
will move through Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and into Illinois and
Indiana by early next week.

DANGEROUS HURRICANE HEADING FOR TEXAS: Ike is expected to become a
major hurricane this morning (category three on the Saffir-Simpson
scale) as it moves west/northwest across the open water of the
southern Gulf of Mexico. With warm SSTs (sea surface temperatures) and
light winds aloft, Ike is actually expected to reach category four
status within the next 24 hours, making this a potentially very
dangerous situation for those along the Texas coastal plain along and
north of where the eye makes landfall.

The latest track from NHC takes Ike into the Texas coast between
Matagorda Bay and Galveston during the early morning hours Saturday.
At least one million people will begin evacuating from this area this
morning; contra-flow is expected to be established along major
Interstate and U.S. highways that lead inland from the coast. A storm
surge to 18 feet is possible in Matagorda Bay, with a surge of up to
10 feet in Galveston Bay. We should also note that the models have
been trending slowly to the north, meaning the threat to the Galveston/
Houston area is increasing. The worst storm surge will be along and
north of where the eye makes landfall; that is where the hurricane
will feature intense onshore winds. South of the landfall point, winds
will be blowing offshore. A hurricane watch is in effect from Cameron,
Louisiana to Port Mansfield, Texas.

We should note that Ike will bring the risk of significant flooding to
much of East Texas, along with the possibility of a few isolated
tornadoes in the spiral bands wrapping around the system.

A SIGN OF THE TIMES: Some communities around the Great Lakes had first
first frost of the season yesterday morning. Some spots actually
touched the freezing mark; the low at Houghton Lake and Pellston was
32. Upper air winds won't allow any of that to invade Alabama for at
least the next five to seven days.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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=========================================================
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GET AN ELECTRIC STREET-LEGAL VEHICLE.
Call 205-507-0039 or email bigeaglecycles@bellsouth.net

You won't have to worry about the cost of gasoline if you own
an electric street-legal vehicle.

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(LSV) is insurable and allowed on streets where the speed limit is
35mph or below. Check out these vehicles!
http://www.tomberlin.net/electric-vehicles

Whether driving to work or just around the neighborhood, the Tomberlin
E-merge is a serious street-legal alternative form of transportation.
With a top speed of 30mph and a range of over 30 miles, the E-merge
will get you there quickly, safely and bring you home without the cost
of fuel.

The exclusive dealer of E-merge Electric Street Legal Cars is Big Eagle
Cycles in Tuscaloosa. Contact owner Chris Townsend at 205-507-0039
or personally email Chris at bigeaglecycles@bellsouth.net
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Partly sunny. A few scattered showers or storms this afternoon.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 89
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly to mostly sunny and hot; only a small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Hot with a good supply of sunshine. Any afternoon showers will be very
isolated.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 6-12

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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday September 10, 2008
===================================================================
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smart digging means calling 811 before each job to find out where
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installing a mailbox.

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...Ike is the Main Story...

THE ALABAMA SITUATION: Moist air still blankets the state and we will
have scattered showers and thunderstorms fairly prominently into
Friday. Probably our more numerous ones will be tomorrow and some
communities this afternoon and again tomorrow will get downpours of
rain while other areas stay high and dry.

Again yesterday, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped 1.64 inches at Guin
and well over an inch in places like Wetumpka, Winfield and Sylacauga.

More thunderstorms developed early this afternoon over East/Central
Alabama and they were moving ever so slowly toward the WSW.
Those will gradually increase in number for the remainder of this
afternoon and evening. With the extra clouds and showers, high
temperatures through Friday should stay in the upper 80s. Looks like a
lot more sunshine Saturday and Sunday, even though we will have some
widely scattered showers and storms, but the high temperatures will
slip back into the lower 90s.

AT THE BEACH: Ike is going to cause all kinds of problems even though
we do not expect landfall anywhere along the Alabama/NW
Florida/Mississippi coast. Showers and thunderstorms will become
numerous by tomorrow along the Alabama coast and probably continue
that way until Friday. The circulation around Ike is so big that SE
winds will be gusting to around 40 mph around the coast and the NWS in
Mobile issued a Coastal Flood Watch through Friday afternoon. The
weather should quieten down Saturday and Sunday with only a few
showers and thunderstorms.

SUBJECT OF THE DAY—HURRICANE IKE: He is a big one and he was growing
stronger this afternoon already up to a Category 2. The projected
landfall area is still along the Middle Texas coast early in the
weekend, but the cone of concern is much larger than that. It is
advisable that everyone along the Texas coast should keep alert as
well as the Louisiana coast.
He is becoming so large that he is churning the waters through much of
the Gulf and 12-foot waves were reported this morning as far out as
240 miles NE and NW of the center.

When Ike makes landfall, his sustained winds could be as high as 125
mph with gusts close to 150. If that holds up, it will be of
disastrous proportions. Ike is going to be a big rain producer also
and as much as 8 to 10 inches may be dumped out from near landfall, up
through North/Central Texas, up through Oklahoma and even into
Missouri. That within itself will cause major problems in the form of
flash flooding. According to press reports, Hurricane Ike wrecked
140,000 homes in Cuba. It may be a long time before we know the full
extent.

GLOBAL ROAMING: Sure nice to see some chilly air pushing down over
the North/Central USA. It was 30 this morning in Vanderbilt and
Atlanta, Michigan and 32 in Tomahawk and Land O Lakes, Wisconsin. The
coldest of all was 28 in Bryce Canyon, Utah and Arctic Village,
Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: We rearranged the living area about a
week ago and the couch now sits across the center of the room. Molly
immediately claimed the back of the couch as her lookout tower. She
can see out all of the back windows and turn her head and see out the
front door. Only thing, if she sees an intruder out the front door,
friend or foe, she leaps off the back of the couch all the way to the
floor. I am afraid for her to jump that far, but there is no stopping
her. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
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TONIGHT
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, diminishing late.
Overnight Low 72
WIND: E 5-10

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and breezy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 8-16

SATURDAY
More sun than clouds. Only a small risk of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon shower or storm.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 5-10

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...Moist Air Remains Over Alabama...

MUGGY SEPTEMBER DAYS: A very moist airmass will remain parked over
Alabama through tomorrow; we do note that the coolest air of
meteorological fall is over the Midwest, but the leading edge of that
air has stalled out over Tennessee, and it most likely will dissipate
to the north, leaving Alabama in the muggy tropical air. We will
continue to mention scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms
today and tomorrow; the best chance of them will come during the
afternoon and evening hours, but you might see one at night or during
the morning. Afternoon highs will be in the mid 80s with only a
limited amount of sunshine today and tomorrow.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Showers should become fewer in number on
Friday, and then quite scarce over the weekend. Accordingly, afternoon
temperatures will be warmer, and we expect a high close to 90 on
Saturday and Sunday with a partly sunny sky.

EYES ON IKE: Ike is now over the open water of the southern Gulf of
Mexico, and is forecast to grow quickly into a major hurricane again
during the next 24 hours as it moves to the west/northwest. The
hurricane will move over the warm Loop Current, and winds aloft are
light and variable, so rapid deepening is possible today. Landfall is
still expected along the Texas coast late Friday night, or perhaps
early Saturday morning (possibly during the pre-dawn hours). As we all
know, Ike has pretty much gone its own way since the storm was born;
defying forecasts from meteorologists and computer models.

The official NHC track has Ike headed for the middle Texas coast,
somewhere between Corpus Christi and Matagorda Bay, but needless to
say this could change. At some point, the ridge north of Ike will
weaken, and the hurricane will take a more northerly component of
motion. Where this happens remains to be seen, but the following NHC
track that turn will happen around I-35 near Austin, with the remnant
circulation moving up toward Dallas/Fort Worth and Oklahoma City over
the weekend.

It is likely that Ike will be a very dangerous hurricane at the time
of landfall, and all interests along the Texas coast from the Sabine
Pass south to Brownsville will need to watch this closely and follow
any forecast changes in coming days.

TWENTY NINE YEARS AGO TODAY: Monday, September 10, 1979 was my very
first day as the main weather anchor at Birmingham's NBC affiliate,
WAPI-TV, Channel 13 (now WVTM-TV). What a first day; a hurricane was
blowing up in the Gulf of Mexico; as it turns out the station would
send me to the Alabama Gulf Coast to cover the arrival of the big
storm, Hurricane Frederic. We left at daybreak on Wednesday, September
12, getting there in time for live phone reports back to Birmingham
during the landfall of the category three storm, which moved right up
Mobile Bay during the late night hours of September 12 and the pre-
dawn hours of September 13. What a way to begin a career...

James Spann
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TODAY
Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

THURSDAY
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Any showers should be isolated.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Partially sunny with a few widely scattered afternoon showers.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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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
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or personally email Chris at bigeaglecycles@bellsouth.net
=========================================================

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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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...Ike Stays far to the South...

IKE AIMED AT TEXAS FOR NOW: Hurricane Ike has certainly had a mind of
his own over the last week; this tropical cyclone has ignored
meteorologists, the National Hurricane Center, and computer models,
remaining on a track well south of that forecast last week. The
southern track has resulted in Cuba being slammed again by a
hurricane, and little impact on Florida.
Ike will come off the western tip of Cuba late today or tonight as a
weakened system due to the interaction with land, but more
strengthening is likely over the warm Gulf of Mexico, where winds
aloft are light and variable. The latest forecast track from the
National Hurricane Center puts the system into the Texas coast near
Matagorda Bay Saturday; it will most likely be a category two or three
hurricane at the time of landfall. While it is still possible that Ike
could jog northward and impact the Southwest Louisiana coast, it looks
more and more like this one is headed for Texas. On this track, there
will be no impact on the Alabama Gulf Coast other than rough surf and
tip tides. You can bet folks in New Orleans are also breathing much
easier.

THE ALABAMA WEATHER STORY: A rather moist airmass will be in place
across our state today, and that combined with an approaching front
will bring another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this afternoon and early tonight. Alabama will remain in a
broad east to southeast wind flow regime through Friday, and each day
we will mention scattered showers and storms, perhaps numerous at
times on Thursday and Friday. Afternoon highs will be mostly in the 86
to 89 degree range.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: Showers could thin out Saturday and Sunday as we get
into the sinking air on the periphery of Ike's circulation; we will
just mention widely scattered showers and storms over the weekend,
with a partly sunny sky and a high around 90.
After Ike moves into the Texas coast this weekend, it should turn
northward, and then to the northeast as it gets hung up in the
stronger westerly winds aloft over the continental U.S. This means
Alabama could see an enhanced chance of rain by early next week, but
with Ike so far away from landfall that could change in coming days.

MONDAY'S STORMS: Thunderstorms developed over East Alabama yesterday
afternoon producing gusty winds and lots of lightning. Our SKYCAM site
on Lookout Mountain overlooking the city of Gadsden measured a peak
wind gust of 46 mph. Not far from our SKYCAM site, one person was
injured by a lightning strike on Tabor Road near Noccalula Falls.
Several trees were blown down across St. Clair county; trees were
reported down in Pell City, Cook Springs, Springville, Odenville, and
interstate 59 at mile marker 154. Winds were estimated around 45 mph.
The temperature at our Gadsden SKYCAM site cooled from 90 to 69
degrees in only about 15 minutes. Most of West Alabama was rain free,
however.

James Spann
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35mph or below. Check out these vehicles!
http://www.tomberlin.net/electric-vehicles

Whether driving to work or just around the neighborhood, the Tomberlin
E-merge is a serious street-legal alternative form of transportation.
With a top speed of 30mph and a range of over 30 miles, the E-merge
will get you there quickly, safely and bring you home without the cost
of fuel.

The exclusive dealer of E-merge Electric Street Legal Cars is Big Eagle
Cycles in Tuscaloosa. Contact owner Chris Townsend at 205-507-0039
or personally email Chris at bigeaglecycles@bellsouth.net
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: E 6-12

THURSDAY
Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered to numerous showers and storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 7-14

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Showers become more widely scattered.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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