ABC 33/40 E-Forecast
ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday July 16, 2005
==================================================================
WILSON'S WEDDING CHAPEL
WE DO IT ALL FOR YOU
Wilson's Wedding Chapel in Gardendale can give you beautiful wedding
memories for a lifetime. Forty two years experience making weddings
unforgettable.
We provide it all: the place, flowers and food. Walk in and out, everything
is to perfection.
We can arrange for a minister and photographer if desired.
Romantic Chapel with sitting for 200 or a beautiful Victorian courtyard for
outdoors with room for 200 or more with a good sound system.
Three hour rental fee from 9 to 4 weekdays is only $950; after 4 pm., the
price increases.
This includes the beautiful decorations in the Chapel, or Courtyard and
Reception Room.
For more information, visit http://www.wilsonsweddingchapel.com
or call 205-631-8755.
==================================================================
GOOD AFTERNOON: The radar is lighting up like a Christmas tree early this
afternoon over much of Alabama. Showers and storms began developing during
the late morning hours. With high amounts of moisture available, the
showers have been very efficient rain producers. As they grow in coverage
and intensity through the afternoon hours, heavy rainfall amounts may lead
to flash flooding in some locations. The showers are forming ahead of a
trough of low pressure to the west of Alabama. The precipitation will begin
to diminish this evening, although overnight showers are a possibility.
TOMRROW AND BEYOND: The trough should continue to influence our weather
tomorrow, with more showers and storms developing The trough should begin
to weaken as we head into Monday and next week, as high pressure builds into
Alabama from the east. Increasing high pressure means more sunshine and
fewer showers an storms. Temperatures will be on the increase also. The
upcoming week should feature partly cloudy skies, hot temperatures and
typical afternoon and evening s showers and storms scattered about the area.
TRACKING EMILY: Emily continues to intensify this afternoon. The storm is
located about 120 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica at early afternoon. Air
Force Reconnaissance found shortly after 10 a.m. that the central pressure
had dropped to 941 millibars. The same mission also found a flight level
wind of 148 knots (170 mph.) Winds are higher flight level, so the general
rule of thumb is to take 85% or that value to figure the surface winds.
Thus, the 145 mph maximum sustained winds reported in the late morning
advisory. This makes Emily an extremely dangerous category four hurricane.
Emily will continue skirting south of Jamaica this afternoon, keeping the
brunt of the hurricane force winds well offshore. Hurricane warnings are
also in effect for the Cayman Islands, but again, the eyewall of the
hurricane should remain to the south. Emily will then head toward a
rendezvous with the Yucatan Peninsula, where hurricane watches are in
effect. Emily should arrive there early on Monday and then move into the
SW Gulf and threaten Northeast Mexico and southern Texas.
RECORD BIN: Alaskan warmth...82 in Galena AK yesterday to tie the record
for the date... Hawaiian warmth... 86 at Lihue yesterday also tied their
record for the date... The 2.03 inches of rain at Memphis on Friday was a
record for the date... The 99F reading at Helena, MT tied their record for
any July 15th... Yesterday, the morning low at Clifton, AZ fell to only
85F, a new record.
ON THIS DATE IN 1998: A dramatic and mysterious cooling of waters in the
northeast Gulf of Mexico was killing fish and chilling bathers along the
beaches of the Florida Panhandle. Coastal water temperatures from near the
Alabama line to as far east as Panama City plunged suddenly from the upper
80s to the low70s, the kind of surf temperatures that could be expected off
of Cape Cod in mid-July. The clear, cold water killed all fish life with
its extraordinarily low levels of dissolved oxygen. The cold water welled
up from the DeSoto Canyon about 30 miles or so off of the Panhandle.
Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com
ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weathertalk: http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/weathertalk.hrb
*******************************************************
TONIGHT
Showers and storms diminishing this evening. Mostly cloudy skies overnight.
Morning Low 72
WIND: SW 5-10
SUNDAY
Morning clouds, then some sun. More showers and storms developing. Heavy
rain possible.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 5-10
MONDAY
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms
developing.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10
TUESDAY
Mix of clouds and sun, afternoon and evening showers and storms developing.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10
===========================================================
ADVERTISE AT THE TOP OF THIS E-FORECAST
FOR JUST $95 PER WEEK!
Make this E-forecast part of your advertising plan! You can reach over
16,500 people in the greater Birmingham area every day for one week for just
$95.
Spaces book up quickly so make plans now to advertise.
This is not "spam" e-mail....every one of our 16,500 subscribers has signed
up to receive the e-forecast. It is read each and every day, creating over
115,000 impressions throughout the week.
Contact Bill at billh@theweathercompany.com or call 205-985-9725
============================================================
*********************************************************
Tonight on ABC 33/40:
6:00pm ABC3340 News
6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm Disney Movie: The Princess Diaries
9:00pm America's Funniest Home Videos
10:00pm ABC3340 News
10:35pm Maximum Exposure
*********************************************************
If you are interested in advertising on this E-Forecast, please contact us
at 205-985-9725 or billh@theweathercompany.com. Ads reach over 16,300
subscribers each day, creating nearly 115,000 impressions each week.
To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ABC 33/40 E-Forecast, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/eforecast.html
