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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday June 8, 2004
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THE ALABAMA STORY: Warm, very humid air blankets Alabama but temperatures
are still avoiding the 90-degree mark in most areas. Yesterday the high was
only 75 in Tuscaloosa where clouds persisted most of the day.

Widely scattered thunderstorms were developing this afternoon and they were
moving from north to south-fairly unusual. Only isolated thunderstorms
should persist into
the evening.

Widely scattered thunderstorms should form again Wednesday. The latest
computer "guidance" suggests that the best chance of showers and
thunderstorms will be about Thursday. See our day-by-day forecast for our
thoughts.

AIR QUALITY: It was a Code Yellow again today for the Birmingham Metro area.
It has been that for several days meaning moderate air quality.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The persistent showers of recent days over the West
Caribbean have toned down and there are no other threats of tropical
development.

A SUPER STRONG WEATHER OFFICE: The National Weather Service broke ground
last week on a super safe Weather Forecast Office in Key West. It will be
built with Category 5 hurricanes in mind. It will be constructed with
concrete, reinforcing steel and hurricane-impact-resistant glass designed to
withstand sustained winds of 165 mph. Within the building will be a concrete
box to serve as a safe room for NWS employees-one that should be safe
against winds up to 250 mph!

DID YOU KNOW? That many of the worst forest fires in the Western USA are
caused by lightning during thunderstorms. Problem is that many of these
thunderstorms are "dry" thunderstorms. They produce some rain but, because
the air is so ultra-dry, the rain evaporates before reaching the ground. Dry
thunderstorms are forecast tomorrow in the north part of Death Valley. How
would you like to be there today where it will be 103 with 40 mph winds? A
blast-furnace feel!

ROAMING: Another example of how elevation affects weather: Both the hottest
in the USA and the coldest in the last 24 hours was in California. It was 25
this morning in Truckee and 107 yesterday in Twentynine Palms and Joshua
Tree.high winds expected by tomorrow over a big chunk of the West with gusts
up to 60 mph over Western Utah and parts of Nevada.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Where are our Old Crows? Molly and I have not
seen one in over a week. We miss them-we almost consider them a part of the
family...after spending all day at the Puppy Beauty Shop yesterday, Molly
did not get her usual long daytime naps so she slept until 10:00 o'clock
this morning. Unheard of...she looks so funny. They did not cut the hair
around her ears or head-nor her tail...so she looks like a pom-pom with four
legs running along the walking track...she also resembles a miniature
low-land gorilla. I sure have laughed at her...on our 10 am walk...that same
loud bird was doing his repetitive speeches. One of our readers was
correct-it was a Mocking Bird...we flushed him from his hiding place...glad
Molly did not see one of the Community Rabbits go zooming by just before we
went out the door...life goes on.

J. B. Elliott

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TONIGHT
An isolated evening thunderstorm. Mostly fair overnight.
WIND: Light

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 4-8

THURSDAY
Variable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Scattered mostly afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

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