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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday May 1, 2007
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...A Warm May Day...

We begin the month of May with another summer-like day for Alabama and
the Deep South. Yesterday's official high in Birmingham was 86
degrees, which was 8 degrees above normal, and within five degrees of
the record high for April 30, 91 degrees recorded on April 30, 1943.
The weather won't change all that much today; in fact we are once
again forecasting a high of 86 degrees with a good supply of sunshine.
In addition to being warm, our weather is very dry. Birmingham's rain
deficit is creeping up again; we now need 11.23" to get to a normal
level for the first of day.

LOOKING AHEAD: While tomorrow will remain warm and dry, we will
introduce the chance of scattered, mainly afternoon showers and
thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday as low level moisture continues
to increase. A strong upper low now over Texas will weaken
considerably during the next 48 hours, but whatever is left could
enhance upward vertical velocity later this week, which also aid in
the development of scattered showers and storms. We need to stress the
word "scattered" is important here; rain distribution on Thursday and
Friday will be very uneven due to the scattered nature of the showers.
Like a typical summer day, the best chance of a shower or storm later
this week will come from about 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., but we can't
completely rule out the chance of a morning shower due to the
influence of the old upper low.

WEEKEND PEEK: No big change for the weekend; a very typical summer
pattern will set-up across Alabama with warm, muggy days and some
chance of scattered showers and storms, mainly during the afternoon
hours. There will be some decent intervals of sunshine both Saturday
and Sunday, and we expect afternoon highs mostly in the low 80s. The
primary jet stream over North America will remain well to the north of
Alabama, keeping the organized rain systems near
the Canadian border.

LONG RANGE: The primary American global model, the GFS, shows a very
deep, cold upper air trough over the western half of the nation in
about 10 days, but that weakens and lifts north of Alabama by
mid-month, meaning no major change in our weather. So, for the next 7
to 15 days we are expecting temperatures here to be a little above
normal, with rain amounts a little below normal.

ALABAMA YESTERDAY: The warmest station around the ABC 33/40 SKYCAM
network yesterday was Jasper with 88 degrees; other highs included 87
at Demopolis, 86 in Birmingham, Clanton, Tuscaloosa, Inverness, and
Hamilton, 83 in Gadsden and Cullman, and 81 at Cheaha State Park atop
Alabama's highest mountain (2,407 feet above sea level about 25 miles
south of Anniston).

HODGEPODGE: Heavy rain in parts of Texas yesterday; San Angelo
reported 2.05", with 1.61" at Abilene. Triple digit heat has returned
to the Desert Southwest; the nation's hot spot yesterday was Death
Valley, CA with 107 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and storms by afternoon.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 84
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Occasionally cloudy. Scattered showers and storms, mainly during the
afternoon hours.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 6-12

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