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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday November 6, 2009
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...Bright Weather Hanging On...

RAIN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK: Another bright day across Alabama with
exceptionally great visibility, no clouds—just a bright sun. That
will not last forever, because we are forecasting a transition to rain
by early in the week. Meanwhile, we will enjoy great weather Saturday
and Sunday, although some clouds will move in Sunday night and a
chance of rain by Monday afternoon, becoming more widespread Monday
night and on Tuesday.

HOW MUCH RAIN: Our expected rain is not due directly to Tropical
Storm Ida. Instead, low-pressure will be developing further westward
over the Gulf that will swing some moisture northward into Alabama.
The two-day total for Monday and Tuesday across Central Alabama should
be close to 1 inch. Down south, the rain will be heavier with as much
as 3 inches in the Mobile area and 2.50 at Livingston. We expect some
cooler air to arrive Tuesday night and bring more sunshine for
Veterans Day next Wednesday. See our day-by-day forecast for the
expected temperatures. It will be a bit milder over the weekend.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: The head coach for every team in Alabama could not
have ordered better weather for the play-off games tonight. A big
extra bonus is the fact that with no rain in a week, the playing
surfaces have had plenty of time to dry out. It is no fun playing in
the mud. Temperatures by kick off this evening will be in the upper
50s and dropping to the upper 40s toward the end of the game. The
weather could not be nicer for college games in the state Saturday.
Auburn will host Furman University for a 12:30 kick off. It should be
about 72 at kick off and in the 60s in the second half. Florida
Atlantic will be at UAB and Georgia Southern at Samford. LSU will be
in Tuscaloosa to play Alabama at 2:30. In all three of those games, it
should be in the low to mid 70s at kick off and about 58 for the final
whistle.

ON THE ROAD: In search of autumn color, we were on the road this
morning into the far north reaches of St. Clair County. In my book,
St. Clair County is among the top 10 in Alabama for natural beauty.
The autumn foliage seems to be muted somewhat and not as brilliant as
last year at this time. On the way back south, we detoured to near
Springville High School north of the city on US-11 and took the narrow
winding road through Washington Valley. It is one of my favorite
drives and it reminds me in some ways of approaching Mt. Cheaha. You
go over hills and valleys and can see distant vistas, occasional
farmhouses and a couple of creeks.

THE STORY OF IDA: Sustained winds down to 35 mph while the center
is over land in Central America. The center was moving through Eastern
Honduras at midday. The center will emerge again turning more NNW
Saturday as it emerges in the NW Caribbean later tonight. Ida is
expected to grow stronger over the Southern Gulf of Mexico, but long-
range projections angles the center more NE toward the big bend of
Florida toward the middle of next week. She will encounter much cooler
waters, so she will have a struggle.

INCOMPLETE SENTENCES: Coolest morning so far this season in Alabama…
upper 20s at Broomtown, Grantley, Muscadine and Scrougeout…heavy
frost in some of those areas…USA low this morning 15 at Leota,
Michigan and 10 below at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: On our way north this morning, we
dropped off Little Miss Molly at the Argo Animal Clinic for her PBS
(Puppy Beauty Shop) appointment. The minute we got in the car, she
started shaking all over, but on the way home later today, the closer
she gets to home the more vicious will be her tail wagging. Our early
morning walk was without incident for the second morning in a row. No
sounds from anywhere, although Molly did sit down overlooking the
backyard where Dino lives and cried for him to come out. Life goes
on....

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

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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 44
WIND: Light

SATURDAY
Pleasant with total sunshine.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, but clouds increase at night.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain by afternoon, increasing at night.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SE 8-16

TUESDAY
A good chance of rain and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 68
WIND: SE 7-14

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