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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday June 23, 2005
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* Wait the Required Amount of Time
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THE OLE HHH WEATHER: That's the nickname we have assigned to what we
so often get this time of year. HHH, of course, stands for Hot, Humid
and Hazy. This often can create air quality problems. That's why
Jefferson and Shelby Counties were under a Code Orange Ozone Alert
today.

It's rather stagnant right now. We see very little chance of any rain
through Sunday. Some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will
show up Monday. By this weekend, a low pressure system will form over
the east Gulf of Mexico. That, plus the overall circulation aloft,
will bring in enough moisture to start giving us some showers by early
in the week.

Unfortunately, there will be little heat relief all the way into early
next week with most highs in Central Alabama between 90 and 94. Nights
are still relatively comfortable. Last night it dropped to 59 in
DeSoto State Park and 60 in Ashland and Hamilton. It will not be that
pleasant tonight.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Clouds and showers continue over the Central
Caribbean because of a tropical wave. There are no signs of
circulation. Upper level winds do not want to cooperate for tropical
development. The system will still produce heavy rain over Haiti, the
Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Eastern Cuba as it moves WNW. Clouds
and showers continue from South Florida NE for several hundred miles.
Still nothing favorable for tropical development.

LIGHTNING AWARENESS WEEK: We haven't spent enough time on that
subject this week. Lightning is my most feared weather element and I
will be doing a series of stories on lightning through July and
August. I can't overemphasize the necessity of going inside as soon as
you hear thunder. There was an extreme case in Colorado a few years
ago where lightning killed a cyclist 25 miles from the center of the
thunderstorm.

EXTRA THURSDAY THOUGHTS: I fear a horrible fire season in Southern
California because of all the rain they had earlier. That causes a
lush growth of underbrush which dries out and becomes fuel when it
turns dry...Orlando, another 1.76 inches of rain yesterday bringing
the June total to over 13 inches. 3.93 inches fell at Chekica
Everglades...33 in Berlin, New Hampshire was the USA low this morning.
It was 119 in Death Valley Wednesday.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: By nature, I am a good-natured guy and I
laugh a lot...even semi-silly at times and maybe 20% wacky. But, I
have never laughed as much as I did yesterday afternoon at M& M.
That's the nickname I have assigned to little Miss Molly and her
friend Megan, who arrived from Utah yesterday for a week's visit. We
were sitting outside with Molly when they drove up. You should have
seen Molly's face when another Shih-tsu hopped out of the car. They
even started a play session in the driveway and when they got inside
they played with reckless abandon for hours, including chasing each
other in circles, diving off the couch onto each other, standing on
their hind legs like they were boxing and wrestling. They became
inseparable friends in less than 5 minutes. They got so tired they
would stop 3 minutes and lie on the cool tile to get their breath only
to jump up and go at it again. Molly is going to be very sad when
Megan goes back to the Salt Lake area a week from now but life goes
on. I will fill the void and play with her even more until my little
tongue hangs out also!

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear. Patchy fog late.
Overnight Low 69
WIND: Light

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny, hot and hazy.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and continued hot.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Most places will stay dry.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 6-12

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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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