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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday September 6, 2009
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...Holiday Forecast...

A wet weather pattern continues across Alabama on this Labor Day
weekend, with an upper low near St. Louis keeping a moist upper flow
over Alabama and the Deep South. That means showers and storms remain
in the forecast into the Holiday tomorrow.

SHOWERS AND STORMS: Radars lit up early again this morning as
showers and storms started developing over Northwest Alabama.
Additional showers were over East Alabama. All of the activity was
weakening as we headed toward the noon hour. Some rainfall amounts
included 0.13 in Weaver, 0.04 in Scrougeout and 0.26 inches at
Haleyville. Folsom Field in Cullman/Vinemont picked up 0.16 inches.
Some sunshine was peeking through to the south of the main rain area,
and additional showers and storms will likely form across the area
this afternoon. Be on the lookout for the potential for heavy rain
and lightning.

LOOK AT LABOR DAY: Indications are that tomorrow will look a lot
like today with a very moist and weakly unstable airmass across
Alabama. With a fairly deep trough to our Northwest acting to add
lift, some folks could see a period of extended showers. Some will
not get wet at all. Your chance: about 30-40%. Look for warm and
humid conditions to continue with highs in the middle 80s in the non-
rainy areas, a little cooler where rain falls for a while.

REST OF THE WEEK: Some drier air will work in starting Monday night,
reducing our rain chances as we head toward Tuesday and the rest of
the week. Look for scattered storms each day, with fairly seasonable
temperatures for September.

PLAYFOFF BASEBALL: Did you know that the Birmingham Barons have one
of the two best records in AA Baseball this year? They will be in the
Southern League Playoffs this week, with games at Regions Park
Thursday and Friday. Let's pack the beautiful ballpark in Hoover for
this important series.

TROPICS: The tropical wave about 600 miles west of the Cape Verde
Islands is in a very hostile environment and development does not look
likely in the short run. Still, look for Fred to develop in the
eastern Atlantic this week. No threat to U.S.

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Labor Day as NWS Meteorologists in Charge John Gordon (Louisville) and
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things Weather Service. We will talk models and forecasts and
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ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Tropical Depression Hyacinth is the first
tropical cyclone to strike Southern California since 1939, coming
ashore in Los Angeles county Winds were only 30 mph and no deaths or
serious damage resulted. Boy, they could use another Hyacinth right
now to put out the destructive Station Fire, couldn't they?

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TONIGHT
Chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 67
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. Scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mix of clouds and sun. A chance of afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of a shower or storm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 5-10

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