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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday July 26, 2006

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THE ALABAMA SITUATION: I am sure you noticed how much greater the
visibility was today. The haze lifted and you can see for many miles.
This is because a tropical air mass has spread northward over the
state from one of our best weather friendsâ€"the Gulf of Mexico. The
bulk of the moisture is around a low pressure system centered over
South Texas. For a time, it was thought that could become a tropical
depression, but too late now.

Across Alabama, showers have not been very prominent today. There will
be some widely scattered to scattered ones, along with some
thunderstorms, over the next 5 to 7 days. Indeed, the forecast sounds
almost the same every day. We do not foresee any blistering hot
weather and the highs on most days will hang pretty close to 90.

Only 7.17 inches of rain has fallen at Black Creek in Etowah County in
the last three months. That is about 10 inches less than at this time
last year. In NE Alabama, 5 miles north of Gaylesville, Ron Haltermon,
reports only 2.18 inches of rain in the last three monthsâ€"since
April 25. He wonders if their close proximity to Lookout Mountain
could be the reason. They are also located on the west slope of Laurel
Mountain. Is that also known as Dirtseller Mountain?

TROPICAL WEATHER: That low that the National Hurricane Center was
concerned about when it was over the West Gulf, was centered between
Houston and San Antonio late this morning. So a tropical cyclone is
out of the question for it. It was dumping heavy rain. A tropical wave
just east of the Lesser Antilles is moving steadily toward the west.
Upper level winds are not friendly enough for this to have tropical
development in the next day or so.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: That was unprecedented heat over Southern
California last weekend. Temperatures peaked as high as 119 at
Woodland Hills, 113 in Beverly Hills, 109 in Pasadena, 112 in Burbank
and Malibu Canyon and 100 in downtown Los Angeles. We have all been
reading about the power outages in California...Phoenix got blasted
last night when wind gusts were clocked to 99 mph at the Phoenix
Airport control tower. Lots of power outages. As much as 2.13 inches
of rain fell at Crossroads Park in the Phoenix metro area...the
hottest temperature ever recorded in Israel was 129 on June 21, 1942
at Tirat Tsvi. The normal high in Jerusalem for July is 87â€"four
degrees cooler than Birmingham. Hottest Tuesday, 126 Death Valley.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sometimes I believe I could get three
times as much done if I didn’t have that pest, Little Miss Molly.
Have you ever felt like you were under surveillance every waking hour?
Even if she is not following me around at my heels, she turns her head
to see my every move if I walk through the living area. She has that
bright-eyed expectant look as if she is asking me to play ball every
single time. Mind you, I would much rather accomplish a lot less and
have that little rascal in my home. She has woven herself into our
lives and we could not do without her...have a friend in Hueytown who
also has a Shih-tzu named Maxwell. She says that he must be just like
Molly, because he can jump the fastest and highest of any critter she
has ever seen...all of us will live 25 years longer with the doggies
keeping us active. Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Variable clouds and humid. A slight chance of a shower and possibly a
thunderstorm.
Overnight Low 73
WIND: SW 4-7

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers or a thunderstorm, mainly in
the afternoon.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 5-10

SATURDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon, showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 5-10

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