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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday August 24, 2004
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...Moist Air Stays In Place...

After an unusually cool first half of August, the dog days are back. Our
weather will stay warm and very humid for the rest of the week, and each day
will feature morning clouds and fog, midday sunshine, and scattered
afternoon thunderstorms. Small scale changes in the surface and upper air
pattern will determine the actual location and coverage of showers and
storms, and trying to pin that down more than a few hours in advance is
nearly impossible. Afternoon temperatures will rise into the 87 to 90 degree
range in most communities.

OZONE: A code yellow forecast for Jefferson and Shelby counties today,
meaning air quality should be in the moderate range.

TROPICS: A large tropical wave continues to move through the central
Atlantic, about midway between the coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles.
There is some chance of development over the next several days as the system
moves steadily westward across open waters

In the western Pacific, super typhoon Chaba is packing sustained winds of
180 mph, and should slowly weaken as it approaches the southern Japanese
islands late this week. Typhoon Aere is approaching Taiwan.

MONDAY RAIN: Rain totals from around Alabama yesterday included 1.15" at
Ashland, .69" at Talladega, .57" at Pell City, and .38" at Steele (in St.
Clair county).

AUGUST DEEP FREEZE: The mercury dropped to 26 degrees early yesterday at
Tower, Minnesota. For the first 23 days of the month, this August is the
coolest on record for the Minnesota cities of Minneapolis, St. Cloud, and
Alexandria. So far this is the 13th coolest meteorological summer on record
for most of Minnesota.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Warm and humid with scattered showers and storms, mostly during the
afternoon. Morning fog in spots.
Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Intervals of midday sunshine. A few spots will get a passing afternoon
thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A good chance of afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Warm and muggy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

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