The Friday afternoon map discussion video is on the server:
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TROPICS: Looks like the name Stan will go the system in the far eastern Atlantic, near 12N/35W. That thing looks like a tropical storm now, but it will move north, and not get anywhere close to the U.S. mainland.
So, the tropical wave in the Caribbean, if it develops over the weekend, will get the name Tammy as it moves toward the northern Mexican coast or the far southern Texas coast.
And, lets not forget hurricane OTIS near the southern tip of Baja in the eastern Pacific. Our friend Otis will be moving up the Gulf of California, and the moisture is aimed toward Arizona and the southwest U.S. by the middle of next week. We will probably to have to forecast the chance of some locally heavy rain toward the middle of next week on KGCB-FM in Arizona, one of our affiliate radio stations.
AROUND HERE: Scroll down to see the long list of lows across Alabama this morning. Had plenty of spots in the mid to upper 40s.. sure felt nice. But, we will deal with rising temperatures and humidity levels over the weekend as the mercury heads back toward the mid 80s tomorrow and Sunday.
I really think most places will have no rain over the weekend. We will still mention a slight risk of a shower tomorrow and Sunday, but the chance of rain for the football games in Tuscaloosa and Auburn, and the races at Talledega, are tiny.
NEXT WEEK: We might see a few showers late Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday thanks to an approaching cold front and increasing moisture from both the south and the east, but the GFS is not very bullish on significant rain at this point.
There is some chance a little cooler air will filter in here in about a week, but the front will be hanging up somewhere over Alabama.
LONG RANGE: The GFS shows a significant upper trough over the eastern half of the nation in the October 15-17 time frame; that looks like a nice pop of chilly air if the model is correct.
I will be headed down to Demopolis for my annual "first Saturday in October" road trip into west Alabama. I will emcee the Miss Christmas On The River beauty pageant, something I have been doing for about the last 15 years. It has become one of the markers in the year for me; when it is time for the Miss COTR pagaent I know that fall has arrived, and the colder winds will soon follow, along the the holidays. The best time of the year...
Have a wonderful weekend.
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
TROPICS: Looks like the name Stan will go the system in the far eastern Atlantic, near 12N/35W. That thing looks like a tropical storm now, but it will move north, and not get anywhere close to the U.S. mainland.
So, the tropical wave in the Caribbean, if it develops over the weekend, will get the name Tammy as it moves toward the northern Mexican coast or the far southern Texas coast.
And, lets not forget hurricane OTIS near the southern tip of Baja in the eastern Pacific. Our friend Otis will be moving up the Gulf of California, and the moisture is aimed toward Arizona and the southwest U.S. by the middle of next week. We will probably to have to forecast the chance of some locally heavy rain toward the middle of next week on KGCB-FM in Arizona, one of our affiliate radio stations.
AROUND HERE: Scroll down to see the long list of lows across Alabama this morning. Had plenty of spots in the mid to upper 40s.. sure felt nice. But, we will deal with rising temperatures and humidity levels over the weekend as the mercury heads back toward the mid 80s tomorrow and Sunday.
I really think most places will have no rain over the weekend. We will still mention a slight risk of a shower tomorrow and Sunday, but the chance of rain for the football games in Tuscaloosa and Auburn, and the races at Talledega, are tiny.
NEXT WEEK: We might see a few showers late Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday thanks to an approaching cold front and increasing moisture from both the south and the east, but the GFS is not very bullish on significant rain at this point.
There is some chance a little cooler air will filter in here in about a week, but the front will be hanging up somewhere over Alabama.
LONG RANGE: The GFS shows a significant upper trough over the eastern half of the nation in the October 15-17 time frame; that looks like a nice pop of chilly air if the model is correct.
I will be headed down to Demopolis for my annual "first Saturday in October" road trip into west Alabama. I will emcee the Miss Christmas On The River beauty pageant, something I have been doing for about the last 15 years. It has become one of the markers in the year for me; when it is time for the Miss COTR pagaent I know that fall has arrived, and the colder winds will soon follow, along the the holidays. The best time of the year...
Have a wonderful weekend.