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

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...Hot and Dry...

GOOD MORNING! Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across
Central Alabama on Saturday afternoon, bringing cooling relief and
rains to quite a few locations, but leaving others looking longingly
at the promising storm clouds just a few miles away. I estimate that
about 80% of Central Alabama received rain yesterday, but amounts were
generally light. Areas of western Jefferson County and Tuscaloosa
County down into northern Bibb County got fairly widespread 1/2 to 1
inch amounts with a few lucky spots picking up around 2 inches. A
nice swath of rainfall fell over northern Talladega County into
extreme southwestern Cleburne County. Here in Northeast Jefferson
County, we continue on a rainfall island with rain all around, but
none for us.

NO RELIEF IN SIGHT: High pressure will be the dominant feature in
Alabama's weather through much of the coming week. It will keep a
ring of fire in the way of storms around us through midweek.
Gradually, the high will shift eastward and at least scattered
afternoon and evening storms will return. But until then, hot and dry
will be the continued weather word.

HEAT INDICES: Temperatures in the middle 90s and dew points in the
lower 70s today, (and for the next few days) will produce heat index
values near 105 during the afternoon hours. This will put us on the
borderline of the danger category each afternoon, so take it easy.

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 best scientific guess is that the
cold water welled up from the DeSoto Canyon about 30 miles or so off
of the Panhandle. - Bill Murray

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot. Heat index approaching danger level. Just a
tiny chance of an isolated storm.
Afternoon High 96
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Continued mostly sunny, muggy and hot. Very small chance of a
cooling storm during afternoon.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 96
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
Hot, hazy and humid with an outside chance of an isolated storm.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 95
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. Widely scattered afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of afternoon and evening storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10

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