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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday May 30, 2007

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SMOKE, PLEASE GO AWAY: We were joking this morning that we should
build a humongous electric fan, 50 miles in diameter, and blow all of
this smoke back into Georgia from whence it came. Not a joking
matter, of course, and we really feel for all of our neighbors in SE
Georgia and Florida where the forest fires have been a disaster. We
have several reports from around Alabama that this morning was our
smokiest time so far. The Alabama Partners for Clean Air issued a
Code Orange Alert for the greater Birmingham area today for
particulates, instead of ozone.

Our main concern over the coming days will be if anything falls in
the rain buckets. Some scattered light rain persisted over parts of
Central and South Alabama this morning, but it did little to
alleviate the drought pattern. We have some mention of a risk of a
shower or thunderstorm almost daily in our forecast. However, that
still does not mean we are going to get a widespread soaking. We
believe our better chance of rain will be later Sunday, Monday and
into Tuesday as a weak cold front pushes into this area. The front
could possibly reach Central Alabama by daybreak Tuesday. A low-
pressure area is projected to develop over the Yucatan and move NE
across the Florida Peninsula. Latest model runs have downplayed it a
bit, but it could still bring some decent rain to parts of Florida.

OUR WEATHER WORLD: A full moon tomorrow night will be called a blue
moon, because it is the second full moon in the month of May. That
happens rarely…cold temperatures this morning, 20 at West
Yellowstone, Montana and 23 at Randolph in extreme Northern Utah. I
have been to that remote part of Utah. It is east of the Wasatch
Mountains and in a broad basin, with an elevation over 6,400 feet and
a population of only 472…3 inches of rain at North Platte, Nebraska
the last 24 hours, big hailstorm in Denver yesterday, numerous flash
flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings over NE Texas this
morning, where a severe thunderstorm watch was in effect. The big
storms were moving into NW Louisiana.

AT THE BEACH: Cannot rule out a shower or thunderstorm at any time
through the weekend. Probably the better chance will be on Friday.
High temperatures 82 to 84.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Some neighbors brought their little
dachshund to our front door this afternoon. I thought Molly was
headed for cardiac arrest, because there was a small kid also and the
dog…in a few months, my little 9-pound pal will have her fifth
birthday and I am going to calculate how many miles she and I have
walked together. I think it will be a staggering number. She has done
a good job of keeping me active and healthy, not to mention the great
enjoyment she has brought to our household. She shows absolutely no
sign of slowing down. I hope she is still that way when she is 10
years old. Life goes on.....

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

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TONIGHT
Hazy. A slight chance of a shower, mostly west of Birmingham.
Overnight Low 63
WIND: SE 4-6

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Some smoke and haze. A few showers, mainly west.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon 85
WIND: SE 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and warm. An isolated shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE6-12

SATURDAY
Widely scattered showers or thunderstorms, mostly afternoon.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly later in the day.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 6-12

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