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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday August 17, 2009
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..Claudette On The Way Out...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HANG AROUND: I suppose there are no two
tropical systems exactly alike. We can say that every individual named
storm has a mind of its own. Claudette, for example, was a puzzle at
times. After she got over the NE Gulf of Mexico, it became a challenge
to forecast her landfall point and she took her own good time. She
made landfall late last night in the vicinity of Ft. Walton and
started a slow NW movement. This afternoon it is difficult to find a
distinct center. It has become diffused. Another semi-surprise—the
heavy rain and thunderstorms did not engulf Alabama as quickly as we
thought today, but some areas did get locally heavy rain. There was a
string of heavier rain that went north along the Alabama/Georgia
border. This afternoon, some of the heavier rain was still staying
behind over the Northern Gulf of Mexico. A few of the heavier amounts
from Claudette so far:

4.49 Crestview, Florida
3.90 Port St. Joe, Florida
1.37 Wetumpka

The remnant center of Claudette will push into NE Mississippi tonight
and pretty much dissipate.

WHAT NEXT: Claudette brought lots of deep tropical moisture into the
state so more showers and thunderstorms can be expected tomorrow,
numerous at times. Look for scattered showers and thunderstorms on
through Friday, especially on Friday and then we may be treated to a
very pleasant change in the weather. It appears we are going to have
another front move into the state by early Saturday and push all the
way to the Gulf Coast on Sunday and Monday. The weekend looks
generally dry in Central Alabama with mostly sunshine, lower humidity,
cooler nights and afternoons that are comfortable. By Sunday morning,
lows may be in the middle 60s and possibly closer
to 60 in the NE Alabama valleys. We believe the dry weather will last
at least through next Monday.

TROPICAL: Hurricane Bill is the strongest storm in the Tropics so far
this year. He is on the way to becoming a major hurricane. At midday,
sustained winds have reached 90 mph. Fortunately, the NHC five-day
projection carries the center more northward to a position SW of
Bermuda this weekend. We must also watch Ana. She is still pretty
organized passing south of Puerto Rico. The NHC continues to project a
path passing between Cuba and South Florida late in the week.

SAN ANTONIO: Dry, dry is the word in that South Texas city. They have
received only 0.04 so far this month, only 0.97 all summer and just
8.02 for all of 2009 to date. That is a deficiency of slightly over 1
foot. Elsewhere, as we roam, 114 in Bullhead City, Arizona Sunday was
the USA hotspot. Lowest this morning 28 in Yellowstone National Park
and 34 in Deering, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: A multi-busy weekend, operating on less
than one hour of sleep in the last 24 hours, so poor Little
Miss Molly had to be neglected. When I get real tired and out of
energy, I go find her, cup her little head in my hands and talk to her
and I am almost immediately feel better and ready to go back to work.
There is something magic about that little 9-pounds of flesh, bones
and hair. She is the best therapy that I could ask for. I think she
knows it, because she has a way of wrapping her little paws around my
conscience. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73
WIND: SE 7-14

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms, numerous at times.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 10-15

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 6-12

THURSDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 10-15

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