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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday August 15, 2009
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Our Hope In Difficult Times

We all struggle. A family in turmoil, job loss, health issues, a mess we
helped create. We live in difficult times.

Facing tough times is different with Jesus Christ than without Him.
Does that sound too "churchy?" Too easy? Don't be dismayed or misled.

Our Hope In Difficult Times is a new sermon series beginning on Sunday,
August 16 at Hunter Street Baptist Church. There is hope. You don't
have to struggle alone.

Join us this Sunday at Hunter Street, 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in
Hoover. Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org or call 205.985.7295.
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...Camille Anniversary Weekend...

Monday is the 40th anniversary of terrible Hurricane Camille. One of
only three category five hurricanes to strike the United States,
Camille struck a devastating blow on the Mississippi coast on August
17, 1969. All weekend, we will feature historic bulletins and
discussions from the National Hurricane Center. Monday night, we will
record a special edition of WeatherBrains featuring the regular cast
of characters and author Jack Williams. We will tell the story of
Camille with J.B. reading some of the original advisories and Jack
telling us about some interesting things that happened behind the
scenes. www.WeatherBrains.com or on iTunes.

TROPICS: Things are getting interesting in the tropical Atlantic. The
remnants of tropical depression number two is about 350 miles east
of the Windward Islands this morning. This system is battling some of
that Saharan dust, but will encounter increasing sea surface
temperatures as it continues moving west northwest. It could regain
tropical depression status, but it may well be overtaken by our second
larger disturbance after the weekend.

That circulation is large enough to have tapped some dry air well to
its north, which has sapped its convection a bit. This system will
become a hurricane early in the week and could impact the northern
Windwards and Virgin Islands by Wednesday. Then where it goes is
anybody's guess. One potential track is across the Greater Antilles
(Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, and into the Gulf.
It's just too early to tell.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK: Moisture levels will be increasing through the
weekend. Expect isolated thunderstorms today, increasing a bit on
Sunday, but still staying widely scattered.

A NEW WORK WEEK: Scattered thunderstorms, mainly of the afternoon and
evening variety will be the rule in the Monday-Friday time frame. The
increased clouds and storms will push afternoon highs back into the
upper 80s. Lows will be in the lower 70s. Expect an inch of rain on
average this week across Central Alabama.

WEATHERBRAINS FUTURE GUESTS: Get ready for more hurricane
discussions on WeatherBrains episode 187, which will feature Ivor van
Heerden on the failures during Katrina. On September 1, weather
legend Tom Skilling will join the panel. Old friend John Gordon will
check in from Louisville on the Labor Day show. Go to www.WeatherBrains.com
to listen, or subscribe at iTunes. Follow the show on Twitter
@WeatherBrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1985: Near Whitehall, New York, lightning struck a
farmhand. After he was revived, en-route to the hospital, his
ambulance was hit by lightning, resulting in a fire and explosion
which slightly injured the medics. The farmhand later died at the
hospital. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter @wxhistorian.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny. A small chance of an afternoon storm.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly during the afternoon and
evening.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 7-14

MONDAY
Partly sunny, warm and humid. Occasional showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
A mix of clouds and sun. Scattered afternoon showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
A fairly good chance of afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

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