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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday August 20, 2009
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...Beautiful Weekend Ahead...

WET AT TIMES THROUGH TOMORROW: Pure tropical air continues to cover
Alabama, meaning a shower or storm is possible at just about any hour
of the day or night through tomorrow. The most numerous showers and
storms should come during the afternoon and evening hours, and like
recent days the stronger storms will produce torrential rain in this
moisture laden air. We will be watching for the potential for strong
storms tomorrow afternoon as a cold front approaches from the north;
widespread severe weather is not expected, but a few storms could
produce strong winds. That front should over South Alabama by midnight
tomorrow night, and noticeably drier air will follow the front,
setting the stage for a fantastic weekend.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: The dry, continental air will be sunny days,
clear nights, low humidity levels, and pleasantly cool mornings for
August. We will be down in the low 60s early Sunday, and the cooler
spots across the northern half of the state will reach the 50s, a very
nice preview of the fall season. Afternoon highs this weekend will be
in the 86 to 89 degree range, and for now it looks like the dry air
will stay in place through Tuesday of next week.

WILD BILL: Hurricane Bill is now a category four hurricane, packing
sustained winds of 135 mph about 900 miles south of the island of
Bermuda. We can be very thankful that Bill's projected track keeps it
away from any land mass during the next few days; it will move
northward, between the East Coast of the U.S. and Bermuda, over the
weekend, perhaps reaching the Canadian Maritimes by Monday around Nova
Scotia. But, by then, it should be weakening rapidly over the cooler
water of the North Atlantic. Huge swells are likely along the upper
half of the U.S. Atlantic coast this weekend from North Carolina to
Maine.

Elsewhere in the tropics, no sign of Ana regenerating again, and the
rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet. Hurricane season runs through the
last day of November, but the peak of the season tends to be from now
until the first two weeks of October.

AT THE BEACH: About 3 to 5 hours of sunshine each day through Saturday
with scattered showers and thunderstorms; dry air takes over by
Sunday, with a mostly sunny sky by then. Highs along the immediate
coast will remain in the mid to upper 80s, and the sea water
temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab last night was 85 degrees.

MINNEAPOLIS TORNADO: Large trees and power lines were toppled and
cars, a church and other buildings were damaged in the southern part
of the city of Minneapolis yesterday, but no injuries have been
reported. Another tornado touched down in North Branch, Minnesota,
causing extensive damage to the city's middle school. A total of 68
tornado warnings were issued yesterday and last night for parts of the
Midwest.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
A good chance of showers and strong storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and less humid.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 88
WIND: N 7-14

SUNDAY
Sunny with a pleasant morning.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 88
WIND: E 5-10

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