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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday June 6, 2007
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...Showers Remain Few and Far Between...

This is getting to be the time of the year when major weather changes
are slow in coming to Alabama, and our primary hope for rain rests
with the daily round of "scattered afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms". We actually think that showers today will be hard to
find due to warmer air aloft, which will tend to cap off the
atmosphere and keep most of the state dry. The biggest story could be
the increasing heat; the official high yesterday in Birmingham was 90
degrees, and we are expecting afternoon highs in the 90 to 95 degree
range for the rest of the week and over the weekend.

As is often the case in June, we will mention the chance of an
afternoon shower or storm tomorrow through Sunday, but they will
remain widely spaced, and we just don't see much chance of a
widespread rain event here for the next five to seven days. The chance
of any one neighborhood getting wet later today is only about one in
ten, with the odds increasing a bit to about one in four by Friday and
the weekend. The best chance of a shower or storm will come from about
1:00 until 9:00 p.m.

TROPICAL UPDATE: The Atlantic basin remains generally quiet, and
tropical storm formation is not expected through the rest of the
week. The big story globally is tropical cyclone Gonu in the Indian
Ocean, which passed close to the coast of Oman yesterday. The system
is weakening; top winds are now down to 100 mph, down from 150 mph a
couple of days ago. The final landfall will be along the coast of Iran
within the next 36 hours.

AT THE BEACH: Pretty routine June weather is likely for the
Alabama/Northwest Florida Gulf coast through the coming weekend; about
7 to 9 hours of sunshine on a daily basis with the chance of a few
scattered showers and storms from Panama City westward to Gulf Shores.
The high each day along the immediate coast will be close to 80, but
look for highs between 88 and 91 just a few miles inland once you get
away from the impact of the breeze coming over the cooler ocean water.

The sea surface temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab late
yesterday had climbed to 82 degrees.

DRY IS THE WORD: J.B. Elliott reports these facts from the Crop
Progress and Condition Report from the U.S Department of Agriculture,
Alabama Field Office: 95 percent of Alabama now has short or very
short soil moisture. 74% of the pasture and range acreage was in poor
or very poor condition. In Madison County, non-irrigated corn is
believed to be a total loss. The Easter freeze killed the first
planting and the drought wiped out the second planting. Some crops
have not even been planted, because of the lack of soil moisture. In
Autauga County, the corn crop is rated as essentially lost. 62% of the
statewide cotton crop is in poor to very poor condition.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly to mostly sunny. A hot afternoon.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 7-14

THURSDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Widely scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Sunny during the morning; a passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Hot and humid. Partly sunny with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered, mainly afternoon showers and storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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