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Gustav is barreling his way toward the Louisiana Gulf Coast.  Mandatory evacuations for the city of New Orleans started about 30 minutes ago.  Some good news is Gustav has weakened some.  Will he continue to weaken?  That is anyone's guess at this point.

*Latest NHC Update*

It's not exactly the kind of surge John McCain wanted to talk about at next week's Republican necktie party in Minneapolis. The National Weather Service is expecting a 15-20 storm surge by the time Gustav makes landfall, likely as a Category 4 Hurricane.

No, I'm not referring to the upcoming DNC convention. It's the temperature.

Around the metro area, Friday may be rainy with a high predicted to plummet to a
record-low high of 61 degrees — that’s 26 degrees below the normal high of 87 degrees for mid-August.

I really hope you all like this weather!  The reason I say is it is going to continue over the next several days with highs in the lower 80's and lows around 60 under a mostly sunny sky.  Guess we can call this our September preview.  Don't forget to check the forecast below

Let's look at a synopsis of the first ten days of July...

Average High Temperature: 85.1
Average Low Temperature: 62.1

Normal High: 87.1
Normal Low: 64.6

Days of rainfall: 5
Total Rainfall: 3.89"

Last year through this period
Avg. High: 88.2
Avg. Low: 66.1

Outlook for rest of month...

We'll see more widespread coverage of rainfall this afternoon as a front nears our area.

From the National Weather Service in Nashville:

...A warm and dry June for Nashville...