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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday June 7, 2008
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...Hot Weather To Continue...

HOT WEEKEND: Hot temperatures will be the headline Alabama's weather
through this early June weekend. Today will be the 4th straight day
of 90 degree heat in Birmingham and the 4th 90 degree day of the
year. It will also be the hottest day so far this year. Temperatures
will peak in the middle 90s across much of the area as a strong high
pressure bubble builds right over the Deep South. Thunderstorms will
be a remote possibility, but don't count on it. A few showers and
storms did form over Southwest Georgia and Southeast Alabama in some
deeper moisture rotating around the subtropical ridge. But the high
building directly overhead should squash anything that tries to form
today for the most part. Sunday looks to be a carbon copy of today.

THE WEEK AHEAD: The ridge should recede back to the east
by Monday. As it does, the heat will back off just a tad, and deeper
moisture will be able to flow in on southeasterly winds. Don't get me
wrong. It still will be hot, but temperatures around 90 are at least
a little better than middle or upper 90s. That moisture will also
result in a little better chance of afternoon storms. The chance will
increase just a tad each day through Thursday, but still, rain chances
will be slight through then.

WEEKEND: An upper level trough over the western states
will intensify at midweek as it swings out onto the Plains. That
means the possibility of more severe weather in places that just don't
need it. It also means that we may see a more substantial increase in
showers and thunderstorm activity for us here in Alabama as a frontal
boundary tries to work its way in to the state. The battleground
between the front and the high pressure ridge may set up over
Alabama. We'll take it, because it will mean increased rain chances
and lessened heat.

NATIONAL NOTES: A major heat wave in the East this
weekend. Heat advisories cover much of the region from North Carolina
to Temperatures will soar into the upper 90s with heat index values
of 105F to 110F in many areas. Cities like Philly may hit 100F. Did
you know that rip currents kill more people each year in the United
States (100) than tornadoes (60?) We are heading for a record year in
tornadoes and tornado fatalities. There have been 1,330 tornado
reports through Thursday. This number will come down a bit when the
official counts are tabulated, but is already very close to the annual
average of 1,200 tornadoes. We have experienced 112 tornado related
fatalities this year, t he deadliest year since 1998. There have only
been three two years since the 1974 Superoutbreak when there were more
than 100 fatalities in a year: 1998 and 1984.

TONIGHT'S FORECAST: SUNNY AND WARM: That's right. At
least in Barrow, Alaska on the Arctic Ocean when the late spring and
early summer brings all night sunshine. On this date in 1998, the
high temperature rose to a record 51 degrees with a gusty land
breeze. Record warmth this week? Not so much. For today? Clouds
and fog with some snow showers after midnight. Today's high in
Barrow: 38. Tonight's low: 30. .

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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TODAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon.
Afternoon High 95
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and hot.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: S 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. An isolated afternoon thunderstorm is possible.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Hot and humid. Only a small chance of an afternoon storm. .
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Morning sunshine. A few scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 7-14

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