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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday August 25, 2009
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...Afternoons Getting Warmer...

WARMER DAYS: Following several mornings that have felt more like the
middle of autumn, a warming trend begins across our state this
afternoon. With a good supply of sunshine, look for a high in the
upper 80s this afternoon. There is a good chance we touch 90 degrees
tomorrow as heat and humidity levels slowly increase.

Enough moisture moves into the state by Thursday to mention the risk
of an afternoon shower, but those showers should be widely spaced. A
deeper pool of moisture will arrive Friday, with a chance of scattered
showers and thunderstorms. The best chance of a shower Friday will
come during the afternoon and evening hours, and at this time it looks
like the chance of a shower at any specific high school football game
Friday night is about one in four.

WEEKEND PEEK: A deep upper trough is forecast to develop over the
eastern third of the nation over the weekend, and this will drive
another surface cold front down our way. Looks like this front will
pass through late Saturday night, so we will maintain the chance of a
few scattered showers and storms Saturday ahead of the front with a
high in the mid to upper 80s. Then, another refreshing airmass will
drop into Alabama Sunday, with a fresh north wind and lower humidity.
Dry and pleasant weather is likely for the first couple of days of
next week, with it sure seems like we have a decent chance of reaching
the 50s again by early Monday morning.

TROPICS: A disturbance northeast of the Leeward Islands in the
Atlantic has some potential to get it's act together and become a
tropical depression during the next 36 hours. This system will follow
a path similar to Hurricane Bill last week, making the turn north, and
then northeast before reaching the coast of the U.S. if it does grow
into a tropical cyclone. Elsewhere, disturbed weather continues in the
far western Caribbean, but due to the proximity to Central America
significant development is not likely.

ON THIS DATE IN 1992: Hurricane Andrew was over the southern Gulf of
Mexico following a deadly visit in South Florida. Andrew makes
landfall in southern Dade County Florida on 8/24/92 near Homestead
around 5am as a Category 4 hurricane with the third lowest pressure
ever recorded in a landfalling United States Hurricane (922 mb). Only
Camille (1969) and the Labor Day Storm (1935) were stronger. South
Florida had been spared from a major hurricane for some 27 years.
Andrew ranks first in all time damage, with losses in Florida totaling
at least $25 billion. Some estimates range as high as $40 billion. The
storm had maximum winds at landfall of 145 mph with gusts to 175 mph.
The storm surge peaked at 16.9 feet in Biscayne Bay, which was a
record for South Florida. Homestead AFB was wiped off the face of the
earth. Up to 250,000 people were left at least temporarily homeless in
south Florida. 15 deaths in Florida were directly attributable to
Andrew, with another 29 as an indirect result of the storm.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A slight risk of a shower during the afternoon.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

FRIDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A few scattered showers or storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Occasionally cloudy with scattered showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: W 6-12

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