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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday August 7, 2007
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...More Summer Heat Ahead...

Early August in Alabama usually means three things when it comes to
our weather, and all of them start with H: hot, hazy, and humid. That
will be our story for the next five days. The heat will certainly
headline the forecast through mid-week, as afternoon temperatures rise
into the 96 to 100 degree range statewide. Throw in high dewpoints and
relatively humidity levels, and heat index values will approach 110
degrees in spots. Quite frankly, this kind of heat is not going to set
records, and is not really that extraordinary for this time of the
year in Alabama, but it can be brutal if you have to work outdoors. I
won't insult your intelligence and run down a bunch of hot weather
"safety rules" (like drinking water!), but just use your common sense
and take it easy. I will pass along one idea sent to us by many of our
readers; don't forget your pets in this kind of hot weather; they need
cool water too!

We can't rule out a few isolated showers or storms with this kind of
heat, but warm air aloft associated with the upper air high will keep
a lid on most developing storms. The chance of any one spot getting
wet through Thursday is only about one in ten, and most of the showers
will be over the eastern half of the state.

WEEKEND PEEK: Looks like the core of the heat bubble will begin to
move slowly to the west by the weekend, and accordingly we will begin
to back off the forecast high temperatures just a bit by Saturday and
Sunday. Still, we will be in the low to mid 90s over the weekend with
a good supply of hazy sunshine. As an upper air trough develops over
the eastern seaboard, there is some chance that we could see an
increase in the number of scattered afternoon showers and storms, but
the GFS (the primary American global computer model) sure looks dry
for both Saturday and Sunday at this time.

TROPICS: Unfortunately there is no sign of any tropical systems that
will bring beneficial rain to Alabama anytime soon. We do note a
large, organized tropical wave on satellite images that will move off
the coast of Africa today and into the eastern Atlantic.

DROUGHT MONITOR: The numbers don't look good. The rainfall deficit for
Birmingham is now 19.55". The rain deficiency for Anniston is 22.43",
and a whopping 23.81" in Tuscaloosa. Those numbers will only increase
in coming days.

THE HEAT PARADE: Hot spot in Alabama yesterday was Montgomery with 100
degrees. Birmingham's official high was 98. To the east, Augusta,
Georgia recorded a high of 101, and in South Carolina both Columbia
and Florence reached 102 degrees.

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Cool continental air invaded the far northern
part of the U.S. yesterday; at International Falls, Minnesota the high
yesterday was only 68 degrees, which followed a morning low of 47. The
coldest place in the nation yesterday morning was the town of Wisdom,
Montana with a frosty 30 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Hot with hazy sunshine. Only a slight risk of an afternoon shower.
Afternoon High 98
WIND: W 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Hazy and very hot.
Morning Low 76 Afternoon High 98
WIND: NW 5-10

THURSDAY
Hot weather continues. Partly to mostly sunny, hot, and hazy.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 99
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Hazy sunshine during the morning, just a few isolated afternoon
storms. Very hot.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 99
WIND: W 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 96
WIND: SW 5-10

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