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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday March 26, 2007
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...Summer Like Weather Continues...

How about those temperature readings on Sunday? All reporting
locations in Alabama except for Crossville and Meridianville were in
the 80s. Its more of the same for the coming week as Alabama remains
in a warm weather pattern for early Spring.

ON THE WEATHER MAPS: High pressure is centered off the coast of New
England this morning. This easterly flow around the high is
propelling a weak backdoor cold front toward Alabama from the east.
This front will bring a slight chance of thunderstorms to eastern
sections today. The difference in airmasses will not be great, and as
the high shifts eastward, our flow will become more southeasterly with
time. What this means is a continued warm pattern for the coming
week. Moisture levels will be on the increase, and the daily range in
temperatures will lessen. Highs will still be in the 80s, and lows
will edge up into the upper 50s. A disturbance in the upper level
southwesterly flow will bring a chance of a few thunderstorms over
northern sections Tuesday afternoon and evening, but chances will be
relatively small. By Wednesday, dry conditions will prevail again,
except that there might be a small chance of a storm over the
Tennessee Valley.

WEEKEND SYSTEM: By Thursday, a vigorous low pressure system will be
moving through the Dakotas, heading for Canada. This low will spark
active thunderstorms over the Plains states. As the system lifts out
to the north, a languishing frontal system will make the Mississippi
River by Friday morning, accompanied by showers and storms. A
secondary low pressure system will form over the Mississippi Valley
Friday and give the area of rain and storms a little more impetus to
move our way. For now, we expect that it will arrive Friday night,
and give us a chance of rain and storms into early Saturday morning.
Timing is very uncertain with this system for now, and we will be able
to refine the schedule in later forecasts. Recent model runs have
trended a little stronger with this system and we will have to monitor
it for potential severe weather, although that looks more likely to
the north of Alabama at this time.

LONG RANGE LOOK: Things cool off a bit next weekend, more toward
normal levels for this time of year as a big Eastern trough sets up
shop. We slowly evolve out of the trough over the following week, but
things will definitely be cooler than they are around these parts now.

ON THIS DATE IN 1987: A U.S. Air Force rocket being launched from
Cape Canaveral in Florida was lost just 48 seconds after it took off
when it was struck by lightning. The flash was generated by the
exhaust plume of the rocket. Lightning researchers regularly trigger
lightning flashes by launching rockets when thunderstorms are present.
The loss was $191 million.

Bill Murray
billmurray@worldnet.att.net

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TODAY
Partly cloudy and warm again. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
A cloudy start, then partly cloudy with a chance of a storm, mainly
northern sections.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 80
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
A cloudy start, but becoming partly cloudy.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

THURSDAY
Partial sunshine.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 84
WIND: S 5-10

FRIDAY
Increasing clouds. Showers and thunderstorms likely overnight.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SW 7-15

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