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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday August 20, 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.

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...Time For A Change...

A VERY PLEASANT WEEKEND: It is time for a change in the weather.
Tropical Storm Claudette left a sea of humidity across Alabama and now
we are depending on a cool front to rescue us from all that
perspiration (sometimes called sweat).
That cool front was pushing down through Oklahoma and Missouri this
afternoon. The timeline for it to reach Alabama is tomorrow morning in
the NW corner of the state and down into Central Alabama by nightfall
Friday and eventually to near Mobile by Saturday morning. It will
remain stalled just off shore from Sunday through Tuesday and then
warm, moist air will be aggravating us again.

As the cool front pushes further into the deep moisture over the SE,
scattered showers and thunderstorms will be increasing for the
remainder of this afternoon and tonight over most of Alabama. Do not
be surprised to see an isolated severe thunderstorm warning and
possibly even a flash flood warning. The NWS/Storm Prediction Center,
in their latest discussion, has extended the slight risk area
southward a bit to include extreme NW Alabama. It also includes the
north half of Mississippi and much of Middle Tennessee. For tomorrow,
most of the thunderstorms in Central Alabama will be during the
morning and decreasing during the afternoon. It will be turning cooler
Friday night.

THAT GREAT WEEKEND: We have been bragging about that all week and it
looks more and more like it will come to pass. We look for mostly
sunshine Saturday and Sunday with a distinct drop in the humidity,
cooler nights and pleasant afternoons. Low dew point should be down in
the low 60s all day Saturday and Sunday. Our coolest temperature will
be Sunday and Monday morning when it gets very close to 60. This will
mean for sure that there will be some 50s in the NE Alabama valleys.

AT THE BEACH: Even Gulf Shores and Orange Beach will get a slight
break from wet humid weather. They will have numerous showers and
storms through Friday, but becoming mostly sunny most of Saturday and
all day Sunday. Some early morning lows in the low 60s.

HURRICANE WILD BILL: I added the word wild, of course, and Bill is a
mean one—a major hurricane. He is the only one on the stage and taking
all the attention, but he deserved it. At 2:00 this afternoon, Bill
was sporting sustained winds of 120 mph, which is a Category 3. He was
moving NW at 18 mph. He may grow into a Category 4 again. A Hurricane
Watch is posted for Bermuda even though he is expected to pass west of
there. By Sunday morning, the center will be close enough to Cape Cod
to create some big waves. The NHC track forecast still keeps the
center away from the USA coastline, but maybe not for the Canadian
Maritime. Finally by Tuesday, he will be halfway across the colder
waters of the North Atlantic.

GLOBAL ROAMING: In incomplete sentences to save space. Barrow, on the
north coast of Alaska, still has 18 hours of daylight, but losing 12
minutes today. All the way down to the other end of the globe, Vostok,
Antarctica 107 below zero. 119 Death Valley, hottest yesterday. 27
McKinley Park, Alaska the coldest with 35 in Yellowstone National
Park. 18 tornadoes yesterday in Illinois, Iowa, South Minnesota. NYC 4
days in a row with 90 or above. They went most of the summer without 90.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I happened to mention yesterday that
Little Miss Molly was trying to eat grass. I had forgotten that meant
possible stomach ache, but I got 15 e-mails all explaining that was
the reason. Next time I get a stomach ache, extremely rare, I am going
to get down on all fours and graze along with Molly. I can just see
the look on her face. Molly snapped back real fast yesterday and
reclaimed the treat that she had hidden under my pillow. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and storms. A few strong
storms through this evening.
Morning Low 73
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Showers and thunderstorms, most numerous during the morning. A few
strong storms. Cooler Friday night.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 84
WIND: W 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny with noticeably lower humidity.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NW 10-15

SUNDAY
Sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 85
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 88
WIND: E 5-10

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