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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday June 20, 2005
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ALABAMA NOW: Another in a series of pleasantly cool early mornings. We saw
temperatures this morning drop as low as 66 in DeSoto State Park and 59 in
Pinson. A high pressure system to our NE continues to feed us a bit of that
cooler dry air, but the old thermometer is about to head upward.

We have another interesting feature in the form of a low pressure area aloft
centered over the Carolinas. All around that low the temperatures are cooler
aloft and this makes the atmosphere a bit nervous. By late morning, a few
thunderstorms had developed over East Tennessee and they will be circulating
toward the SW and south possibly visiting some NE and East Alabama counties
this afternoon and evening. We think they will remain mostly east of the
Birmingham area. For Tuesday, pretty much the same story. Just a slight
chance of a shower or thunderstorm, mostly from Birmingham eastward.

Finally, the low will slowly move east replaced by a ridge of high pressure
aloft. This always means hotter temperatures. For Wednesday into the
weekend, we see little or no chance of rain with high temperatures hanging
out around the 90-degree mark.

TROPICAL WEATHER: There is a disturbed weather area producing cloudiness
and showers from the Bay of Campeche (the very bottom of the Gulf of Mexico)
and extending ENE across the Yucatan, the NW Caribbean, Western Cuba and
South Florida. A trough of low pressure at the surface is the reason.
Upstairs the winds do not favor tropical development.

MONDAY MEANDERING: The big action (meaning severe weather) has been up near
the Canadian border lately especially across Montana, the Dakotas and into
Minnesota. In Montana, a wind gust to 82 mph Sunday at both Miles City and
Custer. Hailstones 1 inch in diameter fell at Petroleum. (How's that for the
name of a town?)...temperature extremes 109 Sunday at Casa Grande and
Coolidge, Arizona...32 this morning at Lake Tahoe and at Stanley, Idaho...on
this date in 1993, tropical storm Arlene dumped 9-10 inches or rain on
Corpus Christi. Those names are recycled every six years, so we have had two
more Arlenes including one a little over a week ago.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My little constant pal, Little Miss Molly, is
becoming addicted to tummy rubs and to gentle loving and cuddling beside me
on the couch. Of course, I get a lot of good out of that too. Over the
weekend, I spent two hours in a row bonding even more. But Sunday morning,
she woofed me out of bed at 4:45 a.m. for an early, early walk...check the
Birmingham News tomorrow. They're going to run a story on how to help your
pets get through the anxiety of storms or loud noises. I'm going to insist
that little Miss Molly read the story, but she's already got three storm
safe spots in the house where she migrates to...checked in with Bud and
Becki Ledbetter in Jasper who lost both of their dogs in a fairly short
time. First their white spitz and then their yorkie was killed by a
neighbor's rottweiler last New Year's Eve. They still miss both dogs very
much and have not replaced them. They think of them every day. They normally
had the yorkie on a leash, but he slipped out for just a few minutes.
Treasure your pets!

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Fair. An isolated evening shower or thunderstorm mostly east of Birmingham.
Overnight Low 65
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: E 4-8

WEDNESDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A hot afternoon.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CAMP
4th Grade through 8th Grade
June 27-29 8:30am to 12:00 noon
Spain Park High School in Hoover

Here's a great way for young girls to learn the basics of volleyball:
passing, setting, hitting and serving. All girls will receive excellent
instruction and participate in games each day of the camp.

The camp is run by Spain Park Varsity Coach Laura Burke who played four
years of volleyball at UAB. All campers get a special T-shirt and
certificate of participation.

Just $90. Contact Coach Burke at 439-1400 ext. 7721
or by e-mail at lburke@hoover.k12.al.us
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