Early Evening Notes

No really heavy rain across Alabama at this hour.

A band of rain and showers across the NE part moving NW.

Widespread mostly light rain over the East Central secitions.

Lots of rain over Central and South Georgia spreading NW.

The latest on Arlene: http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html

In a nutshell:

.....She has grown stronger.
.....Located about 295 miles SSE of Pensacola
.....Moving NNW 18 mph.
.....Highest sustained winds now up to 70 mph, mainly north and east of the center, close to hurricane strength
.....She may become a hurricane later tonight or Saturday.
.....projected path is onshore near the Alabama-NW Florida border Saturday, could be Pensacola or Orange Beach
.....Then northward through West Alabama.
.....Flash Flood Watch all of Alabama except the Extreme North
.....Always a chance of some spinoff tornadoes with landfalling tropical storms or hurricanes.
.....South Alabama outlooked for that possibility tomorrow

Be sure and watch for Jason Simpson's blog posts from the coast. They will make very interesting reading.