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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday April 18, 2008
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...Showers and Storms Arrive Tonight...

CHANGES AHEAD: Looks like we will be able to squeeze in one more nice
day; the sky today will be partly sunny with a high in the upper 70s.
Winds will increase out of the south during the day, in advance of a
storm system to the west. Showers and thunderstorms will move into
Alabama tonight, and it still looks like the primary window for rain
will come from about 6:00 p.m. today until 6:00 a.m. Saturday. At this
point a major severe weather event does not look likely due to very
limited instability values, but there will be some decent upper
support so a few strong storms will be possible. The bottom line if
that you have to watch any storm system that blows through here in mid-
April. Rainfall amounts of one-half to three-quarters of an inch look
likely at this point.

IMPROVING WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND: Lingering showers should move out
of the state early tomorrow, and the sky will become partly sunny by
afternoon with a high in the low 70s. Sunday looks like a beautiful
spring day with ample sunshine and a high close to 80 degrees.

SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER NEXT WEEK: Looks like next week might be the
warmest one so far this year; we will be in the low 80s Monday through
Wednesday, with rather humid conditions developing thanks to a
persistent southerly flow. There could be enough instability for a few
isolated afternoon showers, but widespread rain during the first half
of the week isn't likely. Showers and storms will increase by Thursday
and Friday as a cold front approaches from the north. There seems to
be a good chance that front will become stationary around here, which
could prolong the chance of rain into the following weekend.

DID YOU KNOW? Since 1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been named
from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center. They are now
maintained and updated by an international committee of the World
Meteorological Organization. The original name lists featured only
women's names. In 1979, men's names were introduced and they alternate
with the women's names. Six lists are used in rotation. Thus, the 2006
list will be used again in 2012. In the event that more than 21 named
tropical cyclones occur in the Atlantic basin in a season, additional
storms will take names from the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma,
Delta, and so on.

The 2008 names are Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay,
Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paloma,
Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, and Wilfred. The 2008 hurricane season
begins on June 1.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: A tornado touched down near Aledo, Texas
last night, with is west of Fort Worth. There over two dozen reports
of large hail across North Texas. Temperatures across the continental
U.S. yesterday ranged from a low of 5 at Burgess Junction, Wyoming to
an afternoon high of 90 at Death Valley, California.

James Spann
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TODAY
Partly sunny and mild. Showers and thunderstorms arrive tonight.
Afternoon High 78
WIND: S 10-20

SATURDAY
Showers ending early in the day; becoming partly sunny.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 72
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Warmer with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny, warm, and humid. Only a small risk of an afternoon shower.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 82
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
Warm again with a mix of sun and clouds. Only isolated afternoon
showers.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 6-12

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