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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday June 26, 2008
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...Rain Chances Going Up...

MOIST AIR MOVING NORTHWARD: A deep supply of tropical moisture is
moving into Alabama from the south, and accordingly we expect
increased rain chances for the next three to four days, along with
lower heat levels due to the clouds and showers. The best chance of
showers and storms each day through Sunday will come during the
afternoon and evening hours, generally between 1:00 and 8:00 p.m., but
we can't rule out the chance of a few late night or morning showers as
well. Due to the tropical nature of the airmass sitting over the
state, and the lack of steering currents aloft, slow moving
thunderstorms will drop very heavy amounts of rain on scattered
locations.

In addition to heavy rain, the storms will be capable of producing wet
microbursts, local areas of damaging straight line winds that can
exceed 70 mph. It is hard to provide warning for these events since
they are so short lived and cover a relatively small area.

Drier air is expected to move into North Alabama early next week, and
at this time the chance of rain looks rather small on Monday and
Tuesday. Moist air returns over the latter half of the week, and the
early thinking on weather for Independence Day next week (a week from
tomorrow) is that typical summer weather should be the story; hot and
humid with a passing afternoon shower or storm in spots.

GULF COAST WEATHER: Deep tropical moisture will mean scattered to
numerous showers and thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast from Panama
City westward to Gulf Shores through the weekend. There will be some
sunshine at times, however. It is interesting to note that one of our
computer models, the NAM, was trying to develop some kind of tropical
depression in the northern Gulf of Mexico tomorrow, but that model is
an outlier, and upper air winds don't seem favorable for any tropical
storm formation. Afternoon highs along the coast will be mostly in the
mid 80s through the weekend.

WEDNESDAY'S STORMS: Storms across Alabama late yesterday packed a
punch. Trees and power lines were blown down south of Tuscaloosa in
the Taylorville area; one of our Skywatchers measured a wind gust of
70 mph from that storm in South Tuscaloosa County. High thunderstorm
winds also knocked down trees and power lines around Hueytown, and in
parts of Blount County as well. Our Skywatcher in the community of
Coker, west of Tuscaloosa, reported .85" from a passing strong
thunderstorm. Some small hail was seen in Shelby County near Alabaster.

HODGEPODGE: Jacksonville, Florida was soaked with 2.89" of rain
yesterday. Orland measured 1.43". Intense heat continues over the
Desert Southwest; the nation's hot spot once again was Death Valley,
CA with 114 degrees. The high in Phoenix was 109. Coldest place in the
nation yesterday morning was Crater Lake, Oregon with 28 degrees.

James Spann
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TODAY
Morning sunshine; scattered showers and storms by afternoon.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 6-12

SATURDAY
Warm and humid; a good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Showers and a few thunderstorms likely.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Only a small risk of a stray shower.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: NW 6-12

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