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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday June 19, 2008
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...Another Dry Day...

DRY AIR MEANS NO RAIN: After another unusually cool June morning,
temperatures will warm quickly across Alabama today with a good supply
of sunshine. Most communities will reach the upper 80s today, but the
dry air means humidity values will be rather low. Tonight will be
clear and pleasant, but not quite as cool as the past two nights.

TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: We will mention a small risk of a shower
late tomorrow and tomorrow night, but it looks like the best chance of
scattered showers and thunderstorms will hold off until the daytime
hours on Saturday. A disturbance riding down the back side of the
upper trough over the eastern U.S. will bring that chance of rain to
the state; at this point it looks like average rain amounts on
Saturday will be between one-half and one inch, but as you know with
summer thunderstorms rain distribution is typically very uneven.
Drier air begins to return on Sunday, and at this time it looks like
the northern half of the state will be generally dry Sunday and into
the first two days of next week. Afternoon highs will remain generally
in the 85 to 89 degree range, although Saturday will be a bit cooler
due to clouds and the expected showers.

BEACH TRIP: Expect 10 to 12 hours of sunshine today and tomorrow with
afternoon highs along the immediate coast in the 86 to 89 degree range
from Panama City westward to Gulf Shores. A few scattered showers and
storms will show up over the weekend; the chance of any one spot along
the coast getting wet Saturday and Sunday is about one in three. The
sea water temperature last night at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was a
toasty 87 degrees. And, once again, no sign of any tropical weather
activity through the weekend as the Atlantic basin remains relatively
quiet.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Hurricane Agnes moves ashore in the Florida
panhandle. The highest wind reported was a gust to just 56 mph at
Apalachicola, Florida. Agnes' main damage would come two days later as
the remnants of the storm brought tremendous rains and flooding to
parts of the Northeast. Hurricane Agnes' five-day romp through the
Atlantic seaboard 25 years ago made the storm the costliest natural
disaster in the United States at that time. Damage was estimated at
$3.5 billion and 122 deaths were reported from Florida to New York.
Agnes would produce more damage than all tropical cyclones in the
previous six years, including Camille.

HODGEPODGE: Hottest place in the U.S. yesterday was Death Valley, CA
with 121 degrees. The high in Phoenix was 112; they will remain under
an excessive heat warning today and tomorrow. There were a total of 84
reports of large hail yesterday and last night from West Texas
northward to the Canadian border. Baseball sized hail pelted the
community of Stanton, North Dakota. Coldest spots yesterday morning
were Meacham, OR and Stanley, ID with 30 degrees.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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FOR ALABAMA'S FOSTER CHILDREN

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currently in Alabama's foster care system who are waiting for
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Please call (205) 445-1293 or http://www.heartgalleryalabama.com
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TODAY
Mostly sunny and warm.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Only a slight risk of a shower late in the day.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Occasionally cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Just a small chance of a stray shower.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: N 5-10

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