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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday May 26, 2007
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...A Glorious Day For Baseball...

Traveling to Atlanta to watch the Braves take on the Phillies at
Turner Field this afternoon. Meanwhile, back in Birmingham, some
excellent baseball is being played at the Hoover Met as the SEC
Baseball Championships wind toward an exciting conclusion. But great
weather in Birmingham and Atlanta for all the games, unless you are
bothered by the smoke…

SMOKE ON THE WATER: And smoke fills the sky over much of Alabama
again today. It is not quite as bad as it has been at times this
week, but it is still noticeable. The smoke is, of course,
emanating from the fires over South Georgia and North Florida. The
Bugaboo Fire in Florida is 90% contained after burning 125,000 acres.
The Big Turnaround Fire in the Okefenokee Fire is still only 50%
contained and had burned over 325,000 acres southeast of Waycross,
Georgia. Fire dangers are critical today across extreme Southeast
Alabama, southern Georgia, the eastern Florida Panhandle and much of
the Florida Peninsula. Moderately low humidities and persistent
easterly winds gusting to over 20 mph will exacerbate the danger in
these areas today. Our fire danger is classified as moderate.

DROUGHT UPDATE: No surprise that the U.S. Drought Monitor rates over
half of Alabama as being in the middle of an extreme drought. This
covers the area from Choctaw County over to Autauga County to
northwest Chambers County. It would take 6-12 inches of rainfall
across the northern half of the state to bring our Long Term Palmer
Drought Severity Index back to -0.5, or normal.

ANY PROSPECTS? Well, maybe. Not in the short run, which is good news
for anyone planning outdoor activities over the Memorial Day holiday
weekend. Outings to the lake, golf games, backyard barbecues and
trips to the mountains or the beach will be u=marred for the most part
by rain chances. I think it is not out of the question that a couple
of isolated thundershowers could develop Monday and Tuesday, mainly
over western and southwestern sections of the area, but that chance is
very small. By Wednesday, a large trough will be setting up to the
west of Alabama. Meanwhile, the high over the western Atlantic will
relocate northward, giving us a more southerly flow, bringing in more
moisture and reducing the smoke. A few showers and storms may break
out Thursday, but the main activity should come on Friday as a cold
front approaches the area.

ON THIS DATE IN 2003: 165,000 fans went home disappointed after the
rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte,
NC. After a week of heavy rains, track officials used helicopters to
dry the parking lots. Then a strong thunderstorm dumped 1.60 inches
of rain on Saturday night before the Sunday race, turning the parking
lots back into muck. This created tremendous headaches before the
race as officials had to scramble to create new parking areas.
Officials decided to call off the race at 9:30 p.m. after 276 laps
after the race's second red flag due to rain. Fans and drivers alike
were disappointed that the race was called, especially since it was
not raining at the time of the decision. Officials were concerned
that parking conditions were going from bad to worse and that ending
the race after midnight would jeopardize the safety of fans heading to
their cars.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Mostly clear, but smoky skies.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: Light

SUNDAY
Sunny and warm. Still smoky.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partially sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 6-12

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