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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday June 5, 2009
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...Drier Air Arrives This Afternoon...

NO RAIN THIS WEEKEND: Today will be a transitional day for Alabama
when it comes to weather; we will begin the day with clouds, and a few
showers generally along and east of I-65. Dry air will move into the
state as the day progresses, and we expect a gradual clearing trend
from west to east, with much of Alabama in sunshine by mid to late
afternoon. The lingering showers over East Alabama should be over by
late morning. Temperatures today will remain below average values for
early June, with a high generally in the upper 70s.

The weekend looks dry, with mostly sunny warm days and clear pleasant
nights. We will begin the weekend with temperatures in the upper 50s
at daybreak tomorrow, but the dry air will warm quickly, and the high
tomorrow afternoon should be in the mid 80s. Upper 80s are likely
Sunday, and we should be close to 90 by Monday of next week.

LONG RANGE: Moisture will slowly increase next week, and an afternoon
shower or storm is possible as early as Tuesday. Showers and storms
will become more likely by Wednesday as another upper trough
approaches from the west.

TROPICS: No sign of any tropical storm development across the Atlantic
basin through the weekend. The primary American computer model, the
GFS, at times has developed a tropical low south of Cuba around the
middle of next week, which lifts northward toward the Bahamas in about
7 days. The GFS has a bad habit of developing bogus tropical systems
during the medium range, so I would not be too concerned at this time.

AT THE BEACH: About 3 to 5 hours of sun today with a continued risk of
showers and storms, but the weather along the Gulf coast should be
mostly sunny tomorrow and Sunday with a good 10 to 12 hours of sun
each day. Afternoon highs will be close to 80 today, with low to mid
80s tomorrow and Sunday. The sea water temperature at the Dauphin
Island Sea Lab last night was 80 degrees.

YESTERDAY'S RAIN: Rain totals around Alabama yesterday included 2.60"
at Russellville, 2.06" at Auburn, 1.98" at Troy, 1.73" at Coker (just
west of Tuscaloosa), 1.17" at Morris, 1.07" at Courtland, 1.10" at
Mobile, .95" at Gadsden, .91" at Jasper, .79" at Tuscaloosa, and .19"
at Palmerdale.

CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING DEATH: A woman was killed by a bolt Wednesday
afternoon as she walked along a sidewalk in Fontana, in San Bernardino
County east of Los Angeles.

The bolt blew out the bottoms of the victim's shoes and hurled some of
her clothing 30 feet away. Another person was killed in California
during that same storm system due to a falling tree; the person was in
a vehicle when a tree fell onto it.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Stray showers early in the day; clearing by afternoon.
Afternoon High 78
WIND: N 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 5-10

SUNDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

TUESDAY
Warm and humid. A few widely scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

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