6 pm Random Notes

…At this hour, Hurricane Earl is barely a hurricane with highest sustained winds of 80 mph

…..Earl was centered over 200 miles southwest of Nantucket, Mass. Moving NE at 22 mph.

…..He will weaken more and later this evening, or overnight, he will be demoted to a tropical storm.

…..Most hurricane force winds tonight should be east (offshore) from Cape Cod.

6 PM CDT SPOT REPORTS
…..Boston, light rain, wind east 14, foggy with visibility only 1/4 ile
…..Nantucket, cloudy/foggy, wind east, gusts 29
…..South of Montauk Point, N.Y., wind NE, gusts 31, 16 foot waves
…..Frying Pan Buoy, N.C., wind SW 24, five foot waves (included that report to illustrate how the weather has settled down considerably along and off North Carolina)

ALABAMA SHOWERS
At 6 o’clock, they had thinned greatly, only isolated and there is a small area of light rain Tuscaloosa County. (Translation: Most high school stadiums should stay dry for tonight’s games)

ADVANCING DRY AIR
The dew point at Tuscaloosa at 6 pm was 60. Looking upstream, it was only 48 at Jackson, in West Tennessee. That is a hint of how much lower our humidity will be Saturday.One of our most trusted (?) weather models is projecting the Birmingham dew point as low as 43 to 48 Saturday afternoon! A real feel of autumn!

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