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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday July 16, 2006

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GOOD AFTERNOON: A few showers and storms developed late this morning
across Central Alabama under a mid-level trough in the atmosphere.
The showers and storms were fairly numerous, but were of the small,
popcorn type pulse variety. A few lucky locations picked up cooling
showers, including Greystone Cove, where Mr. Spann picked up 0.12 in a
passing shower just after lunch. Funny, we get excited now when we
pick up a tenth of an inch of rain.

SHORT TERM LOOK: It looks like showers and a few storms will continue
through early evening in association with the trough. Watch out for
lightning as the main threat if you are lucky enough to have one in
your neighborhood. Temperatures have been held back just a tad with
all the clouds, and readings so far have made it into the lower 90s.
It is quite muggy, with dewpoints ranging between the upper 60s to 75
at Gadsden at early afternoon.

THE WEEK AHEAD: High pressure will be dominating our weather through
much of the coming week. Consequently, hot temperatures will
continue, with afternoon highs in the middle 90s. Dewpoints will
remain around 70 or higher and heat indices will approach danger
levels from time to time, so take it easy in the hear. Storms will be
isolated at best through midweek. After that, they will become a
little more common, then perhaps even fairly likely by the weekend.

SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING FORECAST: Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled
to return to earth on Monday. There will be two opportunities to land
at the Space Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in
Florida at 8:13 a.m. CDT with a second opportunity just before 10 a.m.
CDT. Showers may be in the vicinity of the landing site in Florida,
which would necessitate delaying or moving the return to Edwards AFB
or White Sands in New Mexico.

HIGH HEAT: It was 125F in Death Valley on Saturday. As you can read
below, this is only 3 degrees short of the record high since 1913.

ON THIS DATE IN 2002: Death Valley/Furnace Creek, California reached
127F (the morning low was 81F). This is only one degree lower than
its record high of 128F since 1913. (Death Valley/Greenland Ranch had
five maximums ranging from 129F to 134F in July, 1913, but these
extremely high observations are not supported by the maximums at
surrounding stations during the same period.) Trustworthy readings
of 128F were attained in Death Valley in July, 1972, and in June,
1994. In June, 1994, a park ranger measured 131F at Badwater in Death
Valley with a sling psychrometer. Badwater is typically a few
degrees hotter than Furnace Creek on summer afternoons.

Other memorable readings from this very hot day: 126 at Bullhead City
AZ (just two degrees short of the all-time Arizona record of 128F).
Las Vegas, NV reached 116F, just one degree shy of its all-time
maximum of 117F. The record temps were the result of an unusually
strong upper-level high pressure system that was sprawling over the
Southwest.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
A few showers and storms across central sections, diminishing this
evening. Fair and muggy overnight.
Overnight Low 74
WIND: Light

MONDAY
Partly cloudy and hot with just a tiny chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. An isolated afternoon storm possible.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 95
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of mainly afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Hot, hazy and humid, with scattered PM storms.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 5-10

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