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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday August 8, 2008
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...A Breath of Fresh Air...

THE HEAT BACKS OFF A BIT: Drier, continental air rolls into the
northern half of Alabama today, setting the stage for a rather
comfortable August day. Despite a sunny sky, the high will be only in
the 87 to 90 degree range, and dewpoints dropping to near 60 will keep
humidity values low. And, the dry air will also mean rather cool
nights over the weekend; most places will drop into the low 60s early
tomorrow and Sunday, and there is a good chance the normally cooler
spots will reach the mid to upper 50s. The record low for tomorrow
morning (August 9) is 54 degrees, set in 1976; that record seems safe.
But, the record low for Sunday (August 10) is 60, set in 1953, and we
just might make a run at that. Sure nice to be talking about record
low potential, unlike August of last year when we were making runs at
record highs on a number of afternoons.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK: Tomorrow will remain dry, but will adjust the
forecast a bit and introduce the chance of a shower or thunderstorm
late Sunday afternoon as moisture returns. Highs over the weekend will
be pretty close to 90 degrees. We will maintain the chance of
scattered showers and storms into the first few days of next week as
another front approaches; this one will probably hang up somewhere
just north of here.

WEEKEND AT THE BEACH: Tomorrow will be a mostly sunny day along the
coast from Pamana City to Gulf Shores, highs along the immediate coast
will be in the upper 80s, with low 90s inland. A few scattered showers
and storms will return Sunday and Monday.

TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE: The Atlantic basin is very quiet, and
tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend.
Interesting to note NOAA upgraded their hurricane season outlook
yesterday; they are now projecting an 85 percent probability of an
above-normal season – up from 65 percent in May. The updated outlook
includes a 67 percent chance of 14 to 18 named storms, of which seven
to 10 are expected to become hurricanes, including three to six major
hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher on the Saffir-Simpson
Scale. The forecast team at Colorado State University made a similar
upgrade a few days ago.

STRONG SUMMER STORMS: Quite a storm at our weather office at ABC 33/40
in Riverchase yesterday; the rain total was 1.83"; most of that
falling in only 30 minutes. We also measured a wind gust of 51 mph
from that storm, which would go on to knock down trees and power lines
over the eastern half of Shelby County. Other rain totals yesterday
included .77" at Jemison, .47" at Alabaster, and .41" at Concord. A
strong thunderstorm over Tuscaloosa County knocked down a 120 foot
tower near Echols Middle School in Northport.

EXTREMES: Hottest spot in the nation yesterday was Death Valley, CA
with 119 degrees. Coldest place was Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska with 30
degrees. The high in Fairbanks was only 56 as the Alaska "year without
a summer" continues.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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CHURCH. IT'S NOT A BUILDING

It's people. Dads, moms, babies, teens and 'tweens, singles,
grandpas and grandmas-all ages and types of people learning
to trust and depend on God.

This Sunday, some will gather at Hunter Street Baptist Church
in Hoover. Will you join us?

Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org
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TODAY
Not as hot. Mostly sunny and less humid.
Afternoon High 89
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
Sunny with a very pleasant morning.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A late afternoon shower or storm is possible.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 90
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 5-10

TUESDAY
Occasionally cloudy. Scattered to numerous showers and storms by
afternoon.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 6-12

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