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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday July 30, 2007
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...Front To Bring Drier Air...

A weak cool front sliding across the northern part of the state
brought some decent thunderstorms to parts of Central Alabama on
Sunday, giving a few luck locations a good dousing, but still n
drought busting rainfall for most folks. That same front is still
with us today and will bring more showers and storms to areas south of
Birmingham today, then mainly to South Alabama by tomorrow.

DROUGHT UPDATE: Recent showers have shrunk the area of level 5 or
exceptional drought across Alabama to an area from northern Tuscaloosa
County and southern Walker County through much of Jefferson County and
then northeast, straddling I-59 for, including Blount, Marshall and
DeKalb Counties southward through Calhoun and St. Clair Counties and
into northern Shelby County. This area will likely shrink again after
some folks received decent rains this past week. The exceptional
drought area across the state shrunk from 25% to 17%. The extreme or
higher area stayed the same at 42% of the state. All of the state
(100%) is considered to be in a drought. New data will be released
again Thursday.

THE WEEK AHEAD: The diffuse cool front is lying over North Central
Alabama this morning. This means that there will be a very good
chance of showers and storms today over areas mainly south of a line
from Fayette to Clanton to Lanett. There could be a scattered storm
north of this line, but most of the rainfall will push further south
today. By tomorrow, the front and attendant rainfall will be over
South Central Alabama, from about Montgomery to the coast. This
should mean predominantly dry weather for North and Central Alabama,
although this is July in Alabama, and there is an outside chance of a
stray storm. There are some indications we might see a low in the
northern Gulf later in the week, and this could be good if it moves up
into the Deep South. Could be tropical, but not a big chance to
develop into anything significant. We will call for showers to be on
the increase by Friday into Saturday.

TROPICS: A tropical depression could form today between the Bahamas
and Bermuda. This system is moving north northeast and could bring
heavy rains and winds to near tropical storm force to the island. But
the system is not expected to be named.

ON THIS DATE IN 1898: The Dopplers on Wheels are truck mounted
radars that have been instrumental in studying tornadoes and
hurricanes. A DOW unit was utilized during the Robert Fire near
Glacier National Park in Montana in late July 2003 to learn more about
the wind patterns in wildfires. The information gained will be useful
in helping make short term forecasts possible that can help fire
fighters be better prepared for sudden wind shifts that cause fires to
spread unexpectedly. The mobile Doppler radars could be routinely
pressed into service during wildfires.
Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of storms again, but mainly south of Birmingham.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: NW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy and hotter. A small chance of a storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: NE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy and hot. Only a tiny chance of a storm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Mix of clouds and sun. An isolated storm possible. .
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of storms, especially southeast of Birmingham.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 6-12

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