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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday September 30, 2009
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...More Changes Ahead...

A DEEP BLUE SKY: This is about as blue as the sky gets in this part
of the world. Not only is the sky a deep blue, but the visibility is
fantastic. If we had mountains like the West, I believe you could see
some of the peaks 70 or 80 miles away today. There is no haze, no
smoke, nothing to keep you from seeing forever.

Enjoy the early autumn weather, because we will have a significant
change by Friday. After that we will change back to some more nice
autumn weather over the weekend.

It will not be quite as cool across the state as it was the last two
nights. Indeed, the wind may
pick up just a bit from the SW between midnight and daybreak and cut
off some of the cooling. Even so, we are calling for an average low of
50 across Central Alabama. Some of the NE Alabama valleys will easily
drop into the 40s. Afternoon temperatures Thursday will approach 80,
especially in Central and South Alabama.

BACK TO WET WEATHER: A significant storm system developing in the
midsection of the USA will affect our weather by Friday. Another cool
front will approach the state later Friday. We believe there is a good
chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday. A few of those could exist
into Friday evening. We will be able to tell better in the forecast
tomorrow morning if high school games will be impacted Friday night.
Sunshine should return Saturday and Sunday.

THE MORNING COOLNESS: We did not quite drop as low as 39 in NE
Alabama overnight, but we came close. This is a few examples of
morning lows. A much longer list on the 33/40 BLOG:

40 Grantley
43 Valley Head, Scrougeout, Muscadine
44 Cottondale, Munford, Hamilton
45 Ft. Payne, Pinson, Lincoln, Hanceville
46 Decatur, Cullman, Anniston, Russellville
49 Birmingham, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa
Lows ranged upward to 56 at Gulf Shores and 69 Dauphin Island.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: The Tropics are quiet as a flea in the Atlantic
Basin. Over on the Pacific side, a large disturbed area several
hundred miles SW of the south tip of Baja, California shows promise.
In the sever weather department, a Slight Risk is posted for today and
tonight over in Nebraska and North Kansas. For Thursday, the Slight
Risk covers most of Missouri and Arkansas as well as East Oklahoma, NE
Texas and extreme North Louisiana. There are some early indications
that we could have a few strong storms on Friday. We can zero in on
that much better tomorrow. Coldest in the entire USA this morning was
an even zero at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. In the lower 48, it was 19 at
Lakeview, Oregon and Polebridge, Montana. Heavy snow today in
Yellowstone National Park, 3-6 inches. A Winter Storm Warning is
posted for the Wasatch Mountains and West Uinta Mountains above 8,000
feet in North Utah.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly is possessed with the
Community Cat. After chasing the cat two days in a row, she goes on
full alert now the minute she steps out the backdoor. She can zero in
on the cat track two days old. She gave up and started up the walking
track. She stopped to do her morning bathroom duty. The cat, which
weighs twice as much as Molly, was hiding in the hedgerow only a few
feet away. The cat came roaring out at 40 mph almost running over
Molly. Molly turned for the chase while she was still doing her
bathroom duties. I also had to speed up to 40 mph to keep up and as
Andy Griffith would say, avoid stepping in something. There is never a
dull moment. I have to be on full alert. Molly often changes direction
15 times in one walk. Life goes on—still a lot of fun.

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

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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 50
WIND: NE 3-6

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, but clouds increase at night.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 79
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Becoming mostly sunny.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 76
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 77
WIND: NE 5-10

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