ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Wednesday August 8, 2007

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UNASHAMED!

Wouldn't it be awful to be ashamed of the most important things in
our lives?

Many of us struggle when it comes to standing up for what we believe in.
Like our faith. There are times for all of us when we are tempted to be
ashamed of our faith. Or we downplay our faith so we won't offend
someone.

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it means
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series
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Worship and Sunday School hours are 8:05, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m.

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2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover
205.985.7295 or

http://www.hunterstreet.org
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SAME SONG, SAME VERSE: It is a song of hot weather for Alabama. Any
way you sing it, it is going to be hot. We invite you to mainly focus
on the expected temperature and not just the wording. We do not
really know when to say hot, very hot, extremely hot, or
exceptionally hot. Much of that is left up to the individual. For
example, when it gets above 70, I consider it quite warm, because I
love cold weather. Please notice on our actual forecast that we are
also mentioning that it will also be humid. It should be obvious that
when we are forecasting 101 and 100, that the humidity will make it
feel much worse. On several days, the heat index will be around 110.

Dry is also part of our forecast. When the temperature gets up around
100 in Alabama on a summer day, you almost can always put a
magnifying glad on the radar and find an isolated thunderstorm
somewhere. Actually, the southern part of the state will have widely
scattered storms, but from Central Alabama northward, few if any
Thursday and Friday and only isolated ones over the weekend. The
ridge aloft, that spells hot weather for us in summer, will be over
us for the next couple of days and then it will recede to the west.
That will let our high temperatures back off at least a couple of
degrees by this weekend.

Our days are gradually getting shorter. We are losing about a minute
and 40 seconds of daylight each day. The sun is now setting about 19
minutes earlier and rising about 27 minutes later than it did on our
longest day.

TROPICAL WEATHER: When Hurricane Dennis came ashore in July 2005,
there were 41 fatalities and almost $2 billion in property damage.
Our next named storm will be Dean, but there is no action at all now
in the Atlantic Basin to suggest tropical formation.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: I am glad I was not in New York City for the
morning commute. Extensive flash flooding and even a tornado warning.
There was property damage in some parts of the city with numerous
trees down, several homes unroofed and some structural damage. At JFK
Airport, 3.47 inches of rain, mostly in about 2 hours. Nearby Newark
got over 3 inches. 110 in Death Valley was the hottest Tuesday. A
subfreezing 29 this morning at Stanley, Idaho, as picturesque a town
as you will ever see. New Hampshire has only 10 counties as compared
to 67 for Alabama. That should make warning responsibility a bit easier.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Was very glad to hear from Melissa
Smith this morning. It has been 1 year since their dog, Munchkin, was
lost in Birmingham. She and her husband Barry made numerous trips
from their home in Tuscaloosa back to Birmingham to search all over
the place. There was a massive outpouring of volunteers, but Munchkin
is still missing. In June, they adopted a 10-month old part Lab puppy
named Gracie. Gracie and their other dog, Alex, quickly became great
friends. I sure am glad they made that decision. That will be good
for all of them. We still wish them the best of luck that Munchkin
will show up one day. If Little Miss Molly were to vanish, I would
not sleep for a year. Life goes on.......

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

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TONIGHT
Fair and very warm.
Overnight Low 77
WIND: Light

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, hazy, humid and very hot.
Morning Low 77 Afternoon 101
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Hazy sunshine. Very hot and humid.
Morning Low 76 Afternoon High 100
WIND: NW 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and hot. A small chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 98
WIND: NW 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot. An isolated afternoon storm is possible.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 98
WIND: SW 5-10

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