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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday June 3, 2008
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...The Heat Is On...

THE HEAT CRANKS UP: Our friends in the astronomy business declare the
official arrival of summer at 6:59 p.m. CDT June 20; the summer
solstice. But, we consider meteorological summer June 1 through August
31, and you will know why this afternoon. Hot weather becomes the
weather headline for Alabama today as an upper ridge slips in here
from the west. We expect the temperature today to peak somewhere
between 90 and 94 degrees, with heat index values in the mid to upper
90s. The warm air aloft associated with the upper ridge will tend to
keep Alabama generally dry, but there is almost always some risk of an
afternoon thunderstorm in this kind of pattern. The chance of any one
spot getting wet this afternoon is about one in eight, with the best
chance east of I-65. The odds of a cooling afternoon shower tomorrow
will be even smaller as the ridge continues to build.

LATE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND: A strong disturbance will pass north of
Alabama late in the week, that might weaken the ridge enough for a few
scattered afternoon storms by Friday and Saturday, but the general
pattern won't change much with hot muggy days and highs generally in
the low 90s.

TOPIC: TROPICS: The remnant circulation of former tropical storm
Arthur continues to cause heavy rain over parts of Central America and
Southeast Mexico. Elsewhere, the Atlantic basin remains quiet and
tropical storm formation is not expected through mid-week. In the
eastern Pacific, a disturbance just off the Mexican coast has the
potential to develop into a tropical depression today; for now it is
drifting to the north just offshore.

NAMES RETIRED: The names Dean, Felix, and Noel, three of the most
devastating storms of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, were retired
by the World Meteorological Organization a few weeks ago.

AT THE BEACH: The weather along the central Gulf coast should be dry
through Thursday, with mostly sunny days and fair nights. Afternoon
highs will be in the mid 80s along the immediate coast, with low 90s
inland. A few widely scattered showers and storms could show up by
Friday and the weekend, but we still expect a good supply of sunshine
during those three days. The water temperature last night at the
Dauphin Island Sea Lab was a warm 86 degrees.

HEATING UP: The hottest spot in Alabama yesterday was Dothan with 96
degrees; Birmingham's official high was 88. Out in Texas, the
community of Wink soared to 111 degrees and was the nation's hot spot.
The high in Dallas/Fort Worth was 97.

DROUGHT MONITOR: Birmingham's rain total for the year is 28.79"; our
surplus for the year is 3.27". Anniston is much drier; the total there
is 22.79", and the deficiency for the year is 2.92". Tuscaloosa has a
deficiency of 3.99".

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Hotter with only isolated afternoon
thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Hot with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Just a small risk of any one spot getting an afternoon
storm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Morning sunshine; a few isolated afternoon thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and hot. A brief passing afternoon storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 6-12

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