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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday June 5, 2008
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...Hot and Dry Days...

TONS O' SUN: Looks like our weather is in a holding pattern, thanks to
a strong upper air ridge that is draped across the southern U.S. The
core of the ridge runs from Texas to Alabama, and the associated
weather is basically hot and dry. The warm air aloft will keep a lid
on any showers that try to form during the peak of the afternoon heat,
and don't expect any significant precipitation now through the weekend
as the ridge holds tight. Afternoon temperatures will remain about 6
to 9 degrees above average values for early June in Alabama; this
means afternoon highs generally in the 90 to 94 degree range.

TO THE NORTHWEST: A major upper trough will come out of the Rockies
today, and will set the stage for a major severe weather/tornado
outbreak this afternoon and tonight in the general area from Oklahoma
City to Minneapolis. And, that same upper trough brought a very
significant June snow event to the Rocky Mountains yesterday and last
night, complete with thundersnow. The snow will taper off during the
day today as the trough moves on to the east.

WEEKEND PEEK: We should mention that there is always some risk of a
brief afternoon shower or storm with this kind of heat and humidity in
Alabama, but we believe the upper ridge will keep the state generally
hot and dry Saturday and Sunday, with highs between 90 and 94 degrees
and a good supply of sunshine both days.

AT THE BEACH: Beautiful weather continues along the Gulf Coast… mostly
sunny days and fair nights through the weekend. Highs along the
immediate coast will be in the mid 80s, with low to mid 90s inland.
The ocean water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab last night
was a warm 83 degrees. And, we should mention that the Atlantic basin
is very quiet right now, and tropical storm formation is not expected
through the weekend.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: In the words of J.B. Elliott, a tornado
autobahn is set up in the general area from Denver to Baltimore.
Tornado watches covered just about this entire area last night; one
tornado was reported near Falls Church, Virginia during the afternoon.
There were numerous reports of tornadoes last night, including some
large ones, over Southwest Iowa. Strong storms dumped 1.93" of rain on
Philadelphia; other totals included 2.93" at Dayton, Ohio, 2.01" at
Wilmington, Delaware, 1.93" at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1.70" at
Indianapolis, Indiana, and 1.69" at Washington, D.C. Triple digit heat
continued to plague Southwest Texas; the high in Wink yesterday was
111 degrees, making that community the hottest place in the nation.
Coldest spot in the nation yesterday morning was Pahaska, Wyoming with
31 degrees. The coldest spot in Alaska was Barrow with 32.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Hot again with a good supply of sunshine.
Afternoon High 94
WIND: S 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Morning sunshine; just a slight risk of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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