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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday May 21, 2007

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THE ALABAMA STORY is a continued one of dry weather as the state
becomes thirstier and thirstier. The NW half of the state continues
to be in a severe drought area, but the entire state is dry. Looks
like little or no chance of rain for the entire week. One of the
models hints at a few showers late Wednesday or Thursday, but mostly
over the south part of the state. We do not look for any rain here in
Central Alabama. You have heard us mention the wedge effect numerous
times. Another high-pressure system will be building down the east
coast and sending some slightly cooler air westward into Alabama by
Wednesday or Thursday. On Thursday the high temperature in the
easternmost counties, and especially on Mt. Cheaha, could be in the
70 to 80-degree range.

There were still a few cool spots around the state this morning,
including 41 in DeSoto State Park and 43 at Ft. Payne Airport. We are
calling for an average low of 55 tonight, but some of the NE valleys
may have upper 40s.

HURRICANE SEASON: The official beginning is only 11 days away. We
have already had Andrea, which was called subtropical, that fizzled
off the east coast of Florida. The next five names will be Barry,
Chantal, Dean, Erin and Felix.

OUR WEATHER WORLD: Numerous weather stations across the USA send
out a daily climate report, which includes how much precipitation so
far this year, whether the temperatures have been above or below
normal and sunrise/sunset…the report from Barrow, Alaska today said
time of sunrise "none" and time of sunset "none"…this means, of
course, that they are in that long stretch of around-the-clock
daylight…Barrow has 69 days of total darkness and 84 days of total
daylight each year…25 at Doe Lake, Michigan was the coldest in the
lower 48…19 at Barrow and Deadhorse—the honor for Alaska…Barrow still
has 9 inches of snow on the ground and Whittier 13 inches…summer is
gradually coming on…elevation plays an important part in weather, but
some states are so flat it does not make much difference…in
Louisiana, the highest point is Driskill Mountain SW of Grambling at
535 feet…that is lower than downtown Birmingham…in Florida, they do
not even call it a mountain…the high point is Britton Hill at only
345 feet just south of the Alabama border…of course, the high point
in Alabama is Mt. Cheaha at 2,407 feet and that does make a difference.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: So sorry to report that the new friend
of Little Miss Molly, the young Yorkie, has a broken leg…he broke it
by jumping off the bed…he and Molly have become fast friends. When we
walk up the track behind his house, we often see his tiny face in the
bottom windowpane in the back door looking for Molly. His owner says
he starts crying as soon as Molly walks by. Molly plops down in the
edge of his yard crying for him. His owner will often bring him
across the yard and up the slope, so they can rub noses and see each
other for a few moments, although she has to hold the Yorkie. Molly
has other close friends along the walking track, such as Bridgett,
Mattie and Jo-Jo. Each one requires a stop and a wait to see if they
are available for a puppy version of over-the-fence chit-chat or
doggie gossip. It is a pleasure to watch them interact with each
other. The more I am around Molly, the more she seems like being semi-
human. Life goes on and our little ones, in my opinion, make life
much more interesting and enjoyable. One thing for sure—those little
doggies are excellent ego busters.

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

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Overnight Low 55
WIND: Light

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon 86
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 7-14

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Not quite as warm.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 81
WIND:SE 6-12

FRIDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 61 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SE 5-10

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