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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday July 8, 2006
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GOOD AFTERNOON: It is a hot and hazy summer day across Alabama on this
Saturday. Temperatures range between the upper 80s and lower 90s. Skies
are partly cloudy, with a mix of cumulus clouds that have formed in the
lower layers of the atmosphere and some high clouds that are blowing in from
the north. Humidity levels are relatively low with dew points in the lower
60s for the most part. Thunderstorms have found it hard to develop this
afternoon and only a few isolated ones will form.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT: Fair and calm conditions will be in place tonight, with
lows dropping into the middle and upper 60s.

SUNDAY WEATHER: The NAM model paints the picture of widely scattered storms
developing tomorrow across the area. The GFS keeps things in central
Alabama basically dry tomorrow, but depicts precipitation developing Sunday
night.

MONDAY AND BEYOND: Both models are aggressive in showing the development of
scattered showers and storms on Monday. This trend seems to be related to
increased moisture levels over the area from a deepening southerly flow on
the backside of Atlantic high pressure. It looks like scattered storms will
develop each day during the coming week, mainly during the afternoon and
evening hours. Temperatures will be near season norms, with highs in the
upper 80s and lows right around 70 degrees.

NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: Things are quiet across the country this afternoon.
An upper low over the Southwest has prompted Flash Flood Watches across
parts of Colorado and Utah. Up in Montana, Wind Advisories are in effect as
strong upper level winds mix down to the surface through conduits opened up
by convective currents. It is waterspout season in Florida, and some were
sighted in the Tampa Bay area this morning. One was near Siesta Key and
another offshore from Holmes Beach.

TROPICS: There is a tropical wave moving across the northwestern Caribbean
Sea. It is not expected to develop into anything.

MONSOON: Do you ever say something to the effect, "It is coming a monsoon
out there." Did you know that usage is incorrect? A monsoon is a seasonal
wind pattern. Probably the best known is the monsoon over the Indian
Subcontinent. Most of the year, a dry northeast wind blows across the area.
In summer, those winds shift around to the southwest, bringing copious
amounts of moisture to the area, along with very heavy rains. The Desert
Southwest of the U.S. is on the northern edge of the Mexican or Summer or
Arizona monsoon (pick your favorite name for it.) It begins in Mexico in
late Spring and spreads northward into Arizona and New Mexico generally by
mid-July. Generally, winds in this region come from the west or northwest.
As the season wind change kicks in, those winds shift around to a southerly
or southeasterly direction, brining in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico,
Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. At Phoenix, the beginning of the
monsoon is defined as three straight days with an average dewpoint of 55F or
higher. As much as 70% of the region's rainfall typically comes during
monsoon season.

Bill Murray
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TONIGHT
Any isolated storms diminish, giving way to fair skies.
Morning Low 67
WIND: Light

SUNDAY
Partly cloudy, hazy and seasonably hot with isolated afternoon and evening
storms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 7-14

MONDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with a fairly good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny with a continued chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 88
WIND: W 5-10

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