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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday August 28, 2009
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...Unsettled Through Tomorrow...

MOIST AIR HANGS OVER ALABAMA: The combination of a very moist airmass,
and an upper low in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico will keep our
weather rather unsettled through tomorrow, with occasional showers and
a few thunderstorms. While the most numerous showers and storms could
come during the afternoon and evening, we sure can't rule out a late
night or morning shower. There will be a few intervals of sunshine,
and the high today and tomorrow will be in the mid 80s. Additional
rain amounts of 1/2 inch are likely, with locally heavier amounts.

A cold front will move into Central Alabama by Sunday afternoon. We
will hang on to the chance of a few stray showers Sunday morning, but
we believe by Sunday afternoon the bulk of the showers and storms will
be down over the southern half of our state.

REFRESHING WEATHER NEXT WEEK: Another dry continental airmass will
roll into Alabama Sunday night, and that will set the stage for
delightful weather for at least the first half of next
week. Lows will be down in the 50s Monday and Tuesday, and there is
actually a chance some of the colder valleys across North Alabama
could reach the upper 40s at daybreak Tuesday. Highs will be around
80, and the humidity will be very low. Most of the week will be rain-
free.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For tonight's high school football games across
North and Central Alabama, the chance of any one high school game site
getting wet is about one in three, so I would take along the rain gear
just in case. Temperatures should be in the upper 70s when the games
begin this evening with a mostly cloudy sky.

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TROPICS: Tropical storm Danny will brush by the upper Atlantic coast
of the U.S. tomorrow, possibly as a minimal hurricane. While the core
of the system should remain offshore, conditions will be windy and wet
at times from Chesapeake Bay north. Then, by tomorrow night and Sunday
the system will be over Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in East Canada.
A well organized tropical wave continues over the East Atlantic,
southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. There is a chance this could
become a tropical depression today, and possibly Tropical Storm Erika
over the weekend. Still too early to determine if this one will make
it into the Caribbean, or make a north turn before reaching the
islands. We will keep an eye on it.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Scattered showers and storms, most likely during the afternoon and
nighttime hours.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
A stray shower possible during the morning; becoming partly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 82
WIND: NW 7-14

MONDAY
Sunny, cooler, and less humid.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 80
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Sunny with a cool morning.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 83
WIND: NE 5-10

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