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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday June 19, 2009
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...A Hot Early Summer Weekend...

SUMMER HEAT: June is supposed to be a hot month in Alabama, and that
heat will headline our forecast through the weekend. Yesterday's
official high in Birmingham was 93 degrees, which is five degrees
above the average high of 88. Low 90s are actually pretty common in
mid to late June, but the high humidity levels really made the
afternoon heat rather oppressive. The heat index, which is how the air
feels to humans due to the combined effect of temperature and
humidity, approached 100 degrees during the afternoon. The weather
won't change much through the weekend as a strong ridge of high
pressure aloft continues to cover Alabama.

The actual axis of the heat ridge is from Texas to Alabama; big
thunderstorm areas tend to form around the periphery of the upper
high, making a "ring of fire" featuring storms that really pack a
punch. Severe storms are likely later today and tonight over parts of
the Midwest, including the possibility of a few tornadoes. But, around
here, warm air aloft associated with the ridge should keep us mostly
rain-free. The best chance of a storm through tomorrow will be over
the far northeast corner of the state. Highs over the weekend will
remain generally in the 92 to 96 degree range, much like recent days.

NEXT WEEK: The heat ridge should slowly shift westward next week,
allowing cooler air aloft into the region, and giving us a chance of
scattered showers and storms, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Temperatures should back down a bit as well, with highs in the 88 to
92 degree range. But, there are signs the ridge will expand eastward
in our direction again by the end of the week.

TROPICS: Tropical depression one-e formed yesterday in the eastern
Pacific, off the west coast of Mexico, and is headed in the direction
of the Mexican coast, with landfall expected tonight possibly as a
tropical storm. Some of the moisture from this system could move up
into the Southwest U.S. over the weekend. The Atlantic basin remains
quiet.

BEACH WEEKEND: No weather issues for the Gulf Coast this weekend;
mostly sunny days and fair nights are likely through Monday. Highs
along the immediate coast will be in the mid 80s, but mid 90s are
likely for the inland areas. Mobile soared to 98 yesterday, but the
high at our Gulf Shores SKYCAM location at the Phoenix All-Suites was
only 85. A few isolated showers or storms could pop up down there next
week, but there is no sign of any major rain event for the Gulf Coast
anytime soon.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Hurricane Agnes moves ashore in the Florida
panhandle. The highest wind reported was a gust to just 56 mph at
Apalachicola, Florida. Agnes' main damage would come two days later as
the remnants of the storm brought tremendous rains and flooding to
parts of the Northeast. Hurricane Agnes' five-day romp through the
Atlantic seaboard 25 years ago made the storm the costliest natural
disaster in the United States at that time.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 6-12

SATURDAY
Hot and steamy with a good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: W 7-14

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon storms, mainly over Northeast Alabama.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A passing afternoon storm in spots.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: W 7-14

TUESDAY
Mixed sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 7-14

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