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Morning Edition For Monday September 7, 2009
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...Happy Labor Day!...

The Labor Day holiday marks the end of summer for many folks. It is
a day of rest and relaxation. We will be dodging scattered showers
and storms again today as a moist weather pattern continues over
Alabama. But there will also be at least some sunshine, and typical
warmth and humidity. I hope that your backyard celebration, picnic,
lake trip or other holiday activity stays rain free.

TROUGH CITY: This has been the summer of the trough across the Deep
South. General troughing will affect the eastern U.S. for much of the
week ahead. In fact, a couple of upper lows will try to close off
during the week over the Ohio Valley. This will keep Alabama's
weather unsettled. As I mentioned earlier, today will feature
scattered showers and storms, with rain chances around 40%. It looks
like things will be a little drier on Tuesday, with rain chances
falling back a bit. But they will rebound on Wednesday and stay
fairly high from midweek into the weekend. Look for wet and stormy
weather on Sunday moisture pools ahead of a frontal system.

STAR SHOW: It's not too late to catch the Summer Triangle. No,
that's not the latest addition to the ABC Fall Lineup, but a famous
grouping of three stars from three constellations that is nearly
overhead in the early evenings this time of year. Jack Horkheimer
always touts it as the perfect Labor Day tradition. The brightest and
highest is Vega, with the second brightest, Altair, down and to the
right. The third and least bright is Deneb, finishing the triangle to
the left. Let's all see if we can catch the Triangle Monday night.

TROPICS: A low pressure system formed off the South Carolina coast on
Sunday. It will bring heavy rains to the mid-Atlantic region, but
tropical development does not appear likely. The disturbance in the
Central Atlantic between the Cape Verdes and Lesser Antilles is very
disorganized. The next system of interest is the powerful wave that
just moved off the African Coast. It is accompanied by lots of
thunderstorm activity and the NHC believe it has a fairly good chance
of becoming a tropical cyclone in the short run. It could become a
strong hurricane this week, but it should move generally west
northwest on a track that will keep it away from land.

PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Our local AA baseball team, the Birmingham Barons
have consistently had one of the best records in professional baseball
this year and they will put that on the line Thursday and Friday in
the Southern League playoffs at Regions Park. Let's pack the beautiful
stadium.

WEATHERBRAINS EPISODE 190: Tonight, we will be talking all things
National Weather Service with the Meteorologists in Charge at the
National Weather Service offices in Birmingham (Jim Stefkovich) and
Louisville (John Gordon). It will be a fascinating discussion about
hot topics from the greatest weather service in the world. Follow the
show on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 1974: Residents along the northern Gulf Coast were
scrambling to prepare for the predicted arrival of Hurricane Carmen.
By early morning, Carmen reached Category 4 status with winds of
nearly 150 mph. 75,000 people fled the Louisiana Coast in advance of
the dangerous storm. But cool, dry air is pulled into the hurricane's
circulation and the storm weakens dramatically before making landfall
near Morgan City LA with winds of near 90 mph. Follow my weather
history tweets @wxhistorian.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and storms.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Widely scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mix of clouds and sun. A chance of afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of mainly afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of an afternoon or evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

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