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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday June 30, 2005
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July 9, 2005 from 9:00AM--5:00PM July 10, 2005 from 9:00AM--4:00PM

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Nam, War, High Grade Rifles & Shotguns, Hunting Guns & Ammo. Also expect to
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JUNE WRAP-UP: Not counting any rain that falls this afternoon or tonight,
Birmingham's rain total for June will wind up at 4.91", which is ahead of
the normal amount of 3.78" for any given year. Temperatures have been
running a little below normal; our hottest day was on June 14 when the
mercury reached 92 degrees. Temperatures reached or exceeded 90 degrees on
only three days this month, but bad at all for June in Alabama. On the first
day of the month our high was only 70 degrees.
Looking ahead to July, I see nothing in the long range model output to
suggest any runaway heat around here. With plentiful soil moisture and the
persistent upper air pattern in place, it will be hard to get upper 90s or
triple digits in here this year. I am sure thankful for that.

LOOKING TO THE NORTH: A powerful storm system is on the U.S./Canadian border
this afternoon, with a trailing cold front down across the Midwest. This
surface front will bring heat relief to cities like Minneapolis and Chicago,
and will even be a player in our weather within the next 24 hours.

A band of storms is expected to form in advance of the front, and should
move into north Alabama at some point tomorrow afternoon. As the storms
progress to the south, they will have the potential to produce strong winds,
brief heavy rain, and a ton of lightning. Before the storms arrive, we
expect temperatures to soar back into the low to mid 90s, making for a very
unstable atmosphere. A few severe thunderstorm warnings will probably be
required.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND: The front should hang up somewhere over north Alabama
tomorrow night and Saturday as it becomes parallel to the upper air winds,
and the main upper support moves way up north into Canada. The GFS is
suggesting drier air will slowly creep into the northern half of the state,
but getting a good push of dry air in here in early July is not very common.
For now we expect fairly routine summer weather for the Fourth of July
weekend. partly sunny days, fair nights, and a few widely scattered storms
each afternoon. High temperatures will be in the 89 to 92 degree range, and
showers for the most part should not interfere with fireworks shows Monday
night.

AT THE BEACH: Pretty decent weather for the central Gulf coast for the
weekend; about 8 to 10 hours of sunshine each day with the potential for a
few passing showers or storms. Highs will be close to 90; the water
temperature at Pensacola this morning was 83.1 degrees.

TROPICS: The Atlantic basin is relatively quiet and tropical storm formation
is not expected through the weekend. The GFS tries to develop a system well
east of the U.S. Atlantic coast in the July 8-11 time frame.

ALL WET: Tropical downpours dropped a whopping 5.90" of rain at
Jacksonville, FL yesterday, making it the 20th wettest day in the city's
history. A total of 57 homes reported flooding, with 27 of them having major
damage.

FROSTY MORNING: Coldest spot in the nation this morning was Shirley Basin,
WY with 30 degrees.

James Spann
Jspann@abc3340.com

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TONIGHT
Isolated evening storms, otherwise fair.
Overnight Low 73
WIND: Light

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and hot. A good chance of strong storms during the afternoon.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NW 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny during the morning; a few scattered afternoon storms, more
numerous south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly to mostly sunny with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 4-8

MONDAY
Lots of morning sunshine. A few spots could see a passing afternoon shower
or storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SE 5-10

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