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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday June 4, 2008
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...Showers Becoming Very Scarce...

HEAT LEVELS GOING UP, RAIN CHANCES GOING DOWN: A strong upper air high
pressure ridge will continue to nose into Alabama from the west today;
the warm air aloft associated with this ridge will serve to cap off
the atmosphere, meaning a generally dry day for Alabama with little
hope of any one spot getting a cooling afternoon shower. The heat is
the big story; if we reach our forecast high of 94 today that will be
nine degrees above the average value for June 4, with within 4 degrees
of the record high today (98 established in 1899). High humidity
levels will push the heat index (the way it feels due to the combined
effect of temperature and humidity) to near 100 degrees across much of
Alabama. Bottom line is that today should be the warmest day so far
this year for most places.

Looks like the strong ridge aloft will hold through the weekend,
meaning generally hot and dry weather for our state. Of course, this
is June in Alabama, so a rogue afternoon shower or storm is certainly
possible, but not very likely. Afternoon highs will remain in the 90
to 95 degree range through the weekend, and the primary storm track
will remain north of Alabama, on top of the ridge. Severe weather will
continue to develop across the nation's heartland during the next two
days for areas close to the storm track.

There is some suggestion by medium range computer models that a
weakness in the ridge will develop sometime early next week, which
could bring a better chance of scattered showers and storms to Alabama
in about 6 to 7 days.

TROPICAL UPDATE: The Gulf of Mexico is clear this morning, and
tropical storm formation is not expected in the Gulf, the Caribbean,
or the rest of the Atlantic for the next several days. The sea water
temperature at Station DPHA1, or the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was a
very warm 86 degrees last night.

BEACH FORECAST: Great weather along the Gulf coast through mid-week
with mostly sunny days and fair nights. Any showers and storms will be
very isolated. Afternoon highs along the immediate coast will be in
the mid 80s, with low to mid 90s just inland.

ROAMING: The 5 pm temperature yesterday at Wink, Texas (West Texas)
was 112 with relative humidity only 4%. Yep, that is FOUR percent.
Strong south winds gusting over 30 mph at times. That is somewhat like
standing near the open door of a blast furnace. Meanwhile…thundersnow
will dump heavy snow in the higher elevation of the Colorado Rockies
during the next couple of days. Places like Leadville and night
temperatures will be as cold as the lower 20s. In the Wasatch
Mountains of North Utah, 4 to 8 inches of snow may fall at Alta
starting tonight.

HEATING UP: The hottest spots in Alabama yesterday were Montgomery and
Troy with 96. Dothan soared to 95, while the high in Tuscaloosa was
93. Birmingham's official high was 92.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Mostly sunny and hot.
Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Hot again with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny during the morning; isolated afternoon storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Afternoon storms will remain widely spaced.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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