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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday August 15, 2006

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NO 100-DEGREE HEAT IN FUTURE: Wish we could say that for the
rest of the summer, but it is far too early. We have had some killer
heat waves in September in years past. Our high temperatures for the
rest of this week and into the weekend will be mostly in the 90-93
degree range, which is plenty uncomfortable but also quite a relief
from our recent 95-100 degree stuff.

A cold front pushed down into NW Alabama this afternoon. As it
interacted with the steam bath air over Alabama, the inevitable
happened—thunderstorms developed. Some of those became strong and
there were even a few warnings. Some widely scattered thunderstorms
may hang around tonight.

By tomorrow, the air should dry out enough, especially over North and
Central Alabama, to restrict thunderstorm activity to only a few in
the afternoon. For the rest of the week, we believe we can broad brush
the forecast and just say widely scattered to scattered afternoon
thunderstorms every day all the way into the weekend.

THE TROPICAL SITUATION: That interesting low pressure area some 300
miles SE of the coast of the Carolinas has become better defined. All
the ingredients may become more favorable for a tropical depression to
form over the next couple of days. Steering currents are lazy and the
movement may be erratic, but it is expected to veer slowly northward.
A recon flight may go into the system, if necessary, tomorrow. To
bring back some old (bad) memories, Tropical Storm Camille quickly
intensified to hurricane status south of Cuba on this date in 1969.
She entered the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 115 mph. She went on to
make history from the Mississippi/Alabama coast to Virginia.

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: It is really popping out there this
afternoon, so be careful. In 1985, there was a weird lightning event
near Whitehall, New York. Lightning struck a farmhand. He was revived
by medics, but en route to the hospital, his ambulance was struck by
lightning resulting in a fire and explosion which slightly injured the
medics. The farmhand later died at the hospital.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Sure have enjoyed some down time with
my little 9-pound friend, Little Miss Molly, in the last 24 hours, but
not as much as I had hoped. It is no doubt that she is a spoiled
little puppy. She does not realize that often I am walking from my
weather office to the kitchen for more coffee. She interprets the
squeak in my office chair as I get up as the opening whistle of a
baseball game. She meets me at the door with a big selection of balls
and that wishful look…Molly will soon be four years old. I can't
believe it. If the next four years is this much fun, I am not sure I
can take it. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Warm and humid. Widely scattered thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72
WIND: NE 4-6

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Only a few afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Morning sunshine. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mix of sun and clouds. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 5-10

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