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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday May 29, 2009
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...Pleasant Dry Temperatures...

AFTERNOONS GETTING HOTTER: Well, maybe we should say afternoons will
be getting very warm. I like to reserve the word hot to 90 degrees or
higher. Meanwhile, let us enjoy some pleasantly cool nights and early
mornings as drier air has spread over most of the state. Dry air cools
off better at night, but it also warms up more in daytime, so we have
a wider fluctuation in day-to-night temperatures.

Clouds hung tough over extreme North Alabama much of today. As a
result, the temperature was only 60 in Haleyville early this afternoon
while down state the old thermometer was mostly in the 80s. By
daybreak Saturday, we should have some upper 50s over North and
Central Alabama and mostly in the 60s down south.

Our high temperatures across Central Alabama will be in the very warm
upper 80s Sunday and Monday and some places could even reach 90 on
both of those days. The lower humidity will help.

OUR NEXT RAIN: We did not mention an outside chance of a shower about
Tuesday. We will have widely scattered to scattered showers and
thunderstorms showing up on Wednesday and Thursday and probably
extending into Friday. Another cool front is expected to reach North
Alabama on Thursday with a tendency to stall over the central part of
the state on Friday.

OUR WET MONTH OF MAY: Just about all of Alabama has had a lot more
rain than usual for the month of May. At some point Monday, I will try
to post a list of the rain totals for the entire month and how many
days had measurable rain. For example, Weaver in Calhoun County had
measurable rain on all but 8 days so far in May with a total of 6.15
inches. Up in the Tennessee Valley, Decatur has had measurable rain
for 19 days with 11.53 inches total.

WEEKEND AT THE BEACH: Looks good if you do not mind a rather warm
afternoon each day. It should stay mostly sunny through Monday and
maybe Tuesday with highs between 86 and 89. The humidity will be a
little lower than usual and nights will be pleasant.

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK: That has been in progress all this week
because we are rapidly approaching the official beginning of hurricane
season Monday. That is sort of an arbitrary date, because over many
years you have about an equal chance of a tropical system being in
progress on May 28 or June 5—just to use some examples. The NWS is
looking for an average season this year. Nothing to compare with the
2005 hurricane season when there were 27 named storms—an all-time
record. The NHC ran out of names and used Greek letters for the last
six.

GLOBAL ROAMING: We finally got a snow measurement from Whittier,
Alaska this morning. They still have 7 inches of the ground. Just for
fun we have been speculating when all their snow would be gone after
having over 100 inches during the winter and spring. Cold temperatures
this morning included 31 in Yellowstone National Park and 21 in
Shishmaref, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I have a vivid, overactive, childlike
imagination somewhat like a fourth grader. As I was walking early this
morning with Little Miss Molly, I was wondering what this world would
be like if it was populated entirely by dogs and no humans. I feel
like there would be no wars, no economic downturns—you name it. I do
not know how to explain this, but when Little Miss Molly goes to the
bathroom, she scratches the ground. Sometimes what she just did
becomes airborne and a small part of that bounced off my shoulder this
morning. I always thought dogs were trying to cover it up, but folks
tell me that they are trying to claim territory. Life goes on. Have a
great weekend.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Fair with pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 59
WIND: N 4-8

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A cool early morning.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 86
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Sunny. A warm afternoon.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 5-10

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