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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday July 4, 2008
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...A Few Afternoon Showers...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA: Time for a long holiday weekend as we pause
and celebrate our great nation's birthday. Today's weather will be
pretty routine for the Fourth of July in Alabama; weather conditions
will be hot and muggy, and we will have the risk of a few scattered
showers and thunderstorms during the peak of the daytime heating
process. The best chance of a shower or storm will come from about
1:00 until 8:00 p.m., and the chance of any one spot getting wet is
about one in five. Most of the showers will be long gone by the time
the fireworks shows begin tonight around 9:00, and the high this
afternoon will be close to 90 degrees.

A blanket of moist air will hang over Alabama tomorrow and Sunday, so
scattered showers and storms will remain in the forecast. Highs over
the weekend will be somewhere between 87 and 90 degrees, and the
humidity will remain rather high, in contrast to the dry continental
air we enjoyed earlier this week. The moist air will stay in place
through much of next week, so the chance of scattered afternoon
showers and storms will remain in the forecast on a daily basis.

WATCHING BERTHA: Tropical storm Bertha in the far eastern Atlantic
should strengthen today, and has some potential to become a minimal
hurricane during the next 36 hours. Computer models continue the idea
of Bertha turning northward into a weakness in the sub-tropical ridge
north of the system, and this will keep the system over open water and
it seems to be no threat to land.

Elsewhere in the tropics, a tropical wave is moving through the
Caribbean this morning, but harsh upper air winds will prevent this
from developing in the short term. Some of the medium range computer
models track this into the western Gulf of Mexico next week, moving in
the general direction of the Texas Gulf Coast. Even with no
development, this might enhance rain and bring flooding potential to
the Texas coastal plain by the middle part of next week;

HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT THE BEACH: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will
form in the general area from Panama City westward to Gulf Shores
through Sunday; expect about 5 to 7 hours of sunshine each day with
highs in the mid to upper 80s. Sea water temperatures remain in the
mid 80s.

ON THIS DATE IN 1998: Thousands of evacuated Florida residents would
never forget this Fourth of July as they spent the holiday uncertain
if they would have a home to return to. More than 120,000 people were
ordered to evacuate from homes in Flagler, Brevard and Volusia
counties as fire officials closely watched the winds to see which
direction the wildfires may head next. More than 480,000 acres of land
would be scorched the wildfires and 356 structures would be destroyed
by fire. Damages totaled $270 million. The fires were caused by
extreme drought across the South from Texas to Florida

James Spann
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TODAY
Warm and humid. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and
early tonight.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
More clouds than sun. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms by afternoon.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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