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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday August 11, 2006
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...Cooler; Storms Likely Again...

Showers and thunderstorms will headline our forecast today; good news for a
mostly parched state. Most of the showers and storms will come this
afternoon, and like recent days some spots will see heavy rain. The stronger
storms will have the potential to produce strong winds, and all storms will
feature lots of lightning. Because of the showers and storms, temperatures
will be relatively cool (compared to recent days); in fact many communities
won't even reach 90 for a change.

THE WEEKEND: A surface front will be near the Alabama/Tennessee border
tomorrow, and will only drift slowly southward during the weekend. We expect
scattered to numerous showers and storms tomorrow, but they should begin to
thin out a bit by Sunday and Monday as drier air slips in from the north.
For now, we expect fairly typical August weather for much of next week as
highs rise back into the low and mid 90s. Each day we will some risk of a
shower or storm in a few spots.

BENEFICIAL RAIN: A good part of North Alabama was soaked yesterday by big
afternoon storms. Rain totals included 2.13" at Alpine (Talladega County),
1.97" at Concord, 1.54" at Alexander City, 1.20" at Clay, .78" at
Columbiana, .76" at Greystone Cove (Shelby County), .66" at Trussville, and
.45" in downtown Birmingham at the Daniel Building. Data from NEXRAD radar
suggests five inches of rain fell in the general area from south of
Haleyville to near Bear Creek and Hackleburg in Northwest Alabama. Flash
flooding was reported in Winston County from that same batch of storms. In
Blount County, trees were blown down between Snead and Susan Moore. And, a
house fire was started by lightning in Winston County.

AT THE BEACH: If you are beach-bound this weekend, expect about 6 to 8 hours
of sunshine daily along the Alabama and Northwest Florida Gulf coast with a
few scattered showers and storms. High temperatures on the immediate coast
will be in the 88 to 91 degree range, and the sea water temperature at
Pensacola Beach last night was a warm 90 degrees.

TROPICS: The tropics remain relatively quiet, especially compared to last
year. For now the Atlantic basin is relatively quiet and tropical storm
formation is not expected through tomorrow. But, don't forget the tropics
tend to peak during late August, September, and early October so we are
still early in the season.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: Atlanta's airport was soaked with 2.38" of rain during
a summer storm yesterday afternoon. The hottest place in the U.S. was Death
Valley, CA with 121 degrees. In contrast, a light freeze yesterday at
Stanley, Idaho where the mercury fell to 32 degrees.

James Spann
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TODAY
Occasionally cloudy with a good chance of showers and storms by afternoon.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Morning sunshine; a brief afternoon storm possible in a few spots.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 5-10

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