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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday April 17, 2008
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...A Spectacular Spring Day...

SEVERE CLEAR: If you liked the weather yesterday, you will love the
weather today across Alabama. Another bright, sunny day with a high in
the mid 70s, right at average values for April 17.

RAIN BEFORE THE WEEKEND GETS HERE: A storm system will continue to
develop over the central part of the nation today, and will bring our
next chance of rain to the state. At this point, it looks like a
majority of the day tomorrow will be dry with a partly sunny sky. The
primary window for showers and thunderstorms will come from about 6:00
p.m. tomorrow through 6:00 a.m. Saturday. There will be sufficient
dynamic support for strong thunderstorms, but instability values will
be very limited this time, which should prevent a major problem with
severe thunderstorms. We are projecting rain totals in the one-half to
three-quarter of an inch range for most of Alabama.

The rain will move out of the state quickly early Saturday morning,
and the sky should become partly sunny by Saturday afternoon with a
high in the low 70s. Sunday looks like a very nice day, with ample
sunshine and a high near 80 degrees.

NEXT WEEK: The weather will look and feel more like summer across
Alabama next week as an upper air ridge builds across the Deep South.
Moisture levels will increase, setting the state for warm and rather
humid conditions, with afternoon highs up in the low 80s. A few widely
scattered showers could show up early in the week, mainly during the
peak of the afternoon heating process. However, right now it looks
like the best chance of rain will come later in the week, on Thursday
and Friday, with a cold front approaching.

NEXT FROST? Sure looks like the next chance of frost in Alabama will
come around the time the pumpkins are out in late October. We have
seen a freeze as late as April 23 (our low was 30 on April 23, 1986),
and temperatures in the 30s as late as May 13 (the low was 38 on May
13, 1960). But, the upper air pattern suggests no serious intrusion of
cold air into Alabama during the next two weeks. Never say never in
the weather business, but I would say you are safe to plant anything
you want now without the threat of a killing frost.

DID YOU KNOW? A downburst is created by an area of significantly rain-
cooled air that, after hitting ground level, spreads out in all
directions producing strong winds. Unlike winds in a tornado, winds in
a downburst are directed outwards from the point where it hits land or
water. Dry downbursts are associated with thunderstorms with very
little rain, while wet downbursts are created by thunderstorms with
high amounts of rainfall. Alabama's core wet microburst season is late
May, June, and July.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: Hottest place in the U.S. yesterday was Bullhead
City, Arizona with a high of 100 degrees. On the other extreme, Lake
Yellowstone, WY and Stanley, ID dropped to 2 degrees early yesterday
morning. One of the warmest spots in Alabama yesterday was Pinson with
75 degrees.

James Spann
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TODAY
Mostly sunny and mild.
Afternoon High 75
WIND: S 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms arrive Friday night.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 76
WIND: S 10-20

SATURDAY
Showers ending early in the day; becoming partly sunny.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 72
WIND: W 6-12

SUNDAY
Warmer with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Warm and humid with a mix of sun and clouds. A few widely scattered,
mainly afternoon showers.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

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