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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday August 16, 2009
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..Claudette To Bring Rain To Alabama...

The third tropical storm in as many days has gotten the 2009 Atlantic
Hurricane Season started with a bang. Ana appears to be falling apart
and Bill will likely turn out to sea ahead of a big East Coast
trough. But closer to home, we have our own system.

CLAUDETTE: Claudette leads off our trio of tropical trouble on this
Sunday. Tropical Depression Four formed in the SE Gulf last night and
has moved steadily northwest. It will make landfall on the Florida
Panhandle as a mid-range tropical storm tonight. Top winds should be
about 50-60 mph. Heavy rain will overspread the Gulf Coast later
today, especially east of the center's track. The center will move up
through Alabama tonight, taking a position near Tuscaloosa tomorrow
afternoon. Rain and storms will be widespread, with the potential for
heavy rain, gusty winds and even small tornadoes across much of
Central Alabama on Monday.

BILL: By tomorrow morning, Tropical Storm Bill will still be 1,000
miles east of the Lesser Antilles and still be a tropical storm. It
will begin curving to the northwest though in response to a building
trough over the eastern U.S., which will sweep it northward off the
East Coast. It could threaten New England over the weekend, but most
likely will affect the Canadian Maritimes.

ANA: Weak Tropical Storm Ana is about 400 miles east of the islands
of the Lesser Antilles. It will pass through the Leeward Islands
tonight, probably over Guadaloupe. It will bring tropical storm
conditions to the northern Leewards and Virgin Islands. It will then
run the gauntlet of the mountainous islands of the Greater Antilles,
passing south of Puerto Rico, running smack into Hispaniola and
traversing Cuba. This will knock it down if not kill it. It emerges
into the Gulf on Thursday. Don't write this on off just yet.
Another storm took this path in 1979. Its name? Frederic.

YOUR FORECAST: Claudette dominates the weather through Monday. We
stay in a soupy pattern on Tuesday with a good chance of more showers
and storms. Rainfall amounts should average one to one and one half
inches across Central Alabama. We get a break in the rain Wednesday
and Thursday before another front increases our shower and storm
chances for Friday. In addition, by that time, we will be watching to
see how Ana or her remnants interact with the front. Could mean lots
more wet weather late in the week.

QUICK WEATHERBRAINS NOTE: As Ed Sullivan used to say, "a really big
show" is in store for Monday night on our weekly weather netcast with
lots of information about 1969's Hurricane Camille. We will also talk
about all the tropical activity that is going on right now in the
Atlantic basin. Download and listen at www.weatherbrains.com or on
iTunes. Follow us on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: Lightning delayed the NFL game between the
Steelers and Eagles at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field for thirty one
minutes. Lightning causes between four and five hundred injuries and
one hundred fatalities each year in the United States. Participants
and spectators at outdoor sporting events are frequently endangered
when severe thunderstorms threaten. Sports organizations have
developed guidelines for member organizations to use when lightning is
in the vicinity.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of showers and storms. Some storms
could become severe.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 8-16

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 6-14

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and
storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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