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Morning Edition For Tuesday September 8, 2009
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...Showers Remain Widely Spaced...

ROUTINE EARLY SEPTEMBER WEATHER: A relatively calm weather pattern is
the story for Alabama as we all go back to work after the long Labor
Day holiday weekend. No major upper air features, surface fronts, or
tropical systems to impact the weather through Friday, so the weather
won't change much. Each day we will forecast a partly sunny sky with
the chance of isolated showers and storms, mostly during the afternoon
and evening hours. The chance of any one spot getting wet today is
only about one in eight. Temperatures will rise into the mid to upper
80s, which is about where we should be in early September.

WHAT ABOUT THE WEEKEND? We should see a gradual increase in the number
of showers and storms over the weekend, especially on Sunday, as we
become under the influence of an upper air low to the northwest of
Alabama. At this point, however, we don't expect a wash-out. Highs
will back down into the low to mid 80s with the increased cloud cover
and shower activity.

TOPIC: TROPICS: The seventh tropical depression of the Atlantic season
formed yesterday in the far eastern Atlantic not too far from the Cape
Verde Islands; there is a good chance it becomes Tropical Storm Fred
at some point today. The good news is that Fred should not be a
problem for any land mass; it should turn north over the open Atlantic
well before having a chance to impact the Lesser Antilles or the East
Coast of the U.S. Closer to home, a broad area of low pressure is
located near the middle Atlantic coast of the U.S, and it will bring
gusty winds and some rain to the upper Atlantic coast through mid-
week, but it is not expected to become a classic tropical system. For
now the Gulf of Mexico remains rather quiet. We do note, however, a
few global computer model runs have tried to develop a tropical system
in the far western Gulf of Mexico in 6 to 7 days. But, we all know
that is voodoo for now.

After Fred, the next names for storms this year in the Atlantic basin:
Grace, Henri, Ida, Joaquin, Kate, Larry, Mindy, Nicholas, and Odette.
Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been named from lists
originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now maintained
and updated by an international committee of the World Meteorological
Organization.

WARMING UP: Warmest spot in Alabama yesterday was Muscle Shoals with
90 degrees. Tuscaloosa trailed with 89. Hottest place in the nation
yesterday was Death Valley, CA with 109. In contrast, Stanley, Idaho,
in the Sawtooth Mountains, had a frosty low of 28 degrees. Coldest
spot in the nation was Gulkana, Alaska with 27 degrees.

ON THIS DATE IN 1974: A weakening Hurricane Carmen makes landfall on
the Louisiana coast. $150 million dollars in damage is reported in
Louisiana. 75,000 people fled low lying areas as the storm approached
and only one storm related fatality was reported.

James Spann
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TODAY
Partly sunny with only a small risk of a shower this afternoon.
Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 4-8

WEDNESDAY
Morning sunshine; any afternoon showers will be isolated.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 87
WIND: E 4-8

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated showers by afternoon.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

SATURDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or
thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 6-12

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