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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday May 11, 2009
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...Temporary Drying...

We have had our share of wind events this year. Last night, a
thunderstorm complex over eastern Mississippi took on the all-too
familiar comma head shape. It moved through West Central Alabama
during the late evening hours.

MORE RAIN TODAY? A passing shortwave will give us a chance of rain
this morning, but some drier air should follow this impulse later
today. This will allow for some clearing late in the day and
overnight. To the south, our persistent boundary will be a focus for
potential strong storms over South Alabama. Look for a little
patchy dense fog tonight then a sunny start for your Tuesday.

MIDWEEK MOISTURE RETURN: The respite from the rain will be brief.
In fact, moisture will return as early as Tuesday afternoon. Showers
will be possible Tuesday night and likely on Wednesday in a stout
return flow. Could see strong storms on Wednesday. There will be a
chance of showers and each day Thursday, Friday and Saturday as a
frontal system settles into the area and washes out. Look for a
frontal system to come through with a good chance of showers and
storms on Sunday, finally sweeping things out and setting the stage
for a brief run of fine May weather.

ENSO UPDATE: The equatorial Pacific has been shifting from a La Nina
pattern to a neutral phase recently. And NOAA thinks that it will
remain that way through much of the rest of the year. I would think
that we would see a return to more of an El Nino pattern by late in
the year. The natural pattern means that we will likely experience a
fairly typical Atlantic hurricane season. If the El Nino develops
late in the season, say October and November, activity then will be
curtailed.

SHUTTLE LAUNCH FORECAST: Weather at the Kennedy Space Center looks
excellent for Monday's scheduled launch of STS-125, the Space Shuttle
Atlantis. Atlantis is going to service the Hubbble Space Telescope.
The launch is scheduled for 1:01 p.m. CDT. Hot and dry conditions
have been plaguing Florida, but the high is expected to move to the
south on Monday, allowing a seabreeze to redevelop. Cumulus clouds
along the seabreeze front are the only potential weather problem at
the launch site. The only other problem is that there could be a
shower at the Spain abort landing site. Conditions on Tuesday will
not be as favorable for launch as a front settles into the area, so
hopefully the mission will depart today as scheduled.

ON THIS DATE IN 1934: In the mid 1930s, much of the American economy
depended on agriculture. Thirty percent of United States residents
still lived on farms. The Great Depression was worsened by the Dust
Bowl era of the 1930s as stifling heat waves, desiccating droughts and
huge dust storms dried up the Plains states. In May 1934, a major dust
storm over the Plains picked up an estimated 350 million tons of
topsoil and dropped it on the eastern U.S. There was enough soil
dumped on Chicago that every man, woman and child could have received
four pounds of it. Cities like Boston had to turn on their street
lights in the middle of the day.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TODAY
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain during the morning. Storms to the
south. Clearing overnight.
Afternoon High 74
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
A little fog early, then a sunny morning. But clouds increase during
afternoon. Chance of an overnight shower.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 76
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Rain and a few storms.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 77
WIND: S 7-14

THURSDAY
More showers and storms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 81
WIND: S 7-14

FRIDAY
A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SW 6-12

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