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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday September 10, 2009
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...Scattered Thunderstorms...

A WETTER WEEKEND: We are getting a semi-break from so many showers
and thunderstorms today as compared to the last two days. Yesterday
there were a number of showers and thunderstorms and some communities
got very heavy rain.

We are looking over our shoulder toward the SW and our friend the Gulf
of Mexico. There is a chance that a low-pressure area will be forming
over the NW Gulf by late tomorrow and along the Texas and Louisiana
coast by Saturday morning. It will take its time in moving north, but
it will pull a whole lot more moist air into
Alabama, especially later in the weekend and early next week.

So what does all this mean? There will be some showers and
thunderstorms every day. We believe they will be scattered ones
through Saturday and then becoming more numerous on Sunday and a good
chance for showers and storms on Monday and into Tuesday. We have some
mixed signals from various models on how much rain. The one we are
leaning toward will give us a total of over 1.50 inches through
Sunday. That amount can vary greatly due to the nature of the pesky
thunderstorms.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games tonight and Friday night, the
temperature at kick off should be around 78 and dropping only a few
degrees by the final whistle. There is about a 1 in 4 chance of a
shower or thunderstorm at any given stadium with a better chance
during the first half. That is for both nights. College football on
Saturday has Alabama hosting Florida International for a 6:00 p.m.
kick off. There is a chance of a shower or thunderstorm during the
game with the temperature dropping from 80 at kick off into the 70s.
Very similar weather when Mississippi State visits Auburn also with a
6:00 p.m. kick off. In Birmingham, UAB will host SMU for a 3:00 p.m.
kick off. It should be 83 at kick off and 78 at the final whistle and
also a risk of a shower or thunderstorm during the game.

STOCKPILING THE RAIN: That 1.53 inches of rain at Birmingham Airport
yesterday brought the total for 2009 to 44.56 inches. This is an
excess of 5.75 inches—the best shape we have been in for a long time.
That storm also dumped over 1 inch at Holt and Oliver Dams in the
Tuscaloosa area.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Mr. Fred just does not have it in him. From day
one, he has been a weakling. He briefly flared into a strong
hurricane, but only for a few hours. This afternoon, sustained had
decreased to 100 mph. He is expected to weaken more. He is way out in
the Atlantic with no danger to land and will move erratically
toward the north.

DAYLIGHT UPDATE: Birmingham has now lost 60 minutes of daylight since
the longest days of summer back in late July and early August. That
shows up on our temperatures, of course, with less heating. You may
have already noticed. 91 is the average high for Birmingham in the
hottest part of the summer, but today our average high is 86 and it
will drop 6 more degrees by the end of September. Elsewhere around
North America, it was 23 with light snow at Alert in extreme North
Canada—another hint of the changing season.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Just as I suspected, Little Miss Molly
came home from the beauty shop with little or no chance of a nap. She
was so excited when she recognized the houses on our street. During
the night and this morning, she has slept 13 hours. I have never slept
that long since before I was born. I want to mention today Dave and
Denise Echols. They are frequent readers and they absolutely love dogs
and always have several. One of their favorites named Hershey, a 12-
year old Italian Greyhound, gradually got sicker and sicker. By the
end of August, they decided that she had developed a rapidly growing
incurable cancer in her chest wall. She was finally euthanized. They
went to the vet and sat on the floor with her. The vet did his duty
and Dave and Denise cried and cried.

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

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TONIGHT
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly through the evening.
Morning Low 68
WIND: E 3-6

FRIDAY
Partly sunny with scattered thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms, increasing in number.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
A good chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 7-14

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