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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday June 20, 2009
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...Summer Arrives Officially Tomorrow...

The sun will reach its highest point above the equator early on Sunday
morning at 12:46 a.m. CDT. This marks the summer solstice, the
official beginning of astronomical summer. And it is going to feel
like summer for the next several days.

VERY HOT THIS WEEKEND: Friday was the hottest day of the year for
much of North and Central Alabama. And today may be even hotter.
Highs will top out in the middle and upper 90s. With these
temperatures and dewpoints in the middle 70s, heat index values will
approach 105F. This is the threshold when the combination of heat and
high humidity makes it difficult for the body to keep itself cool.
Take it easy, with breaks in air conditioned places. Wear light
colored, lightweight
clothing. Avoid lengthy exposure to the sun. Drink plenty of non-
alcoholic fluids.

HEAT TO EASE A TAD? A deep trough and coastal storm is expected to
form off the East Coast early next week. There have been signs that
big upper ridge would weaken a bit over Alabama and edge back to the
west. But these upper highs have a way of hanging around longer than
we want them too, and this means that the anticipated slight respite
in the heat may not happen. We will have to revise high temperature
forecasts back upward during the week ahead. The high is still
expected to shift a little westward late in the week, putting us back
on the periphery of the anticyclone and deflecting a thunderstorm
complex or two our way.

LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK: June 21st-27th is Lightning Safety
Awareness Week. Did you know that nationally between 1990 and 2003
there were 756 lightning fatalities nationally? During that same time
frame, there were 24 deaths in Alabama. This ranks the state 7th in the
country. This year's slogan' "When lightning roars, go indoors!"

SKY SHOW: Mars and Venus will appear closer in the sky that at any
point this year during the early morning hours Sunday morning. Go
outside about an hour before sunrise (sunrise occurs at 5:37 in the
morning.) Look to the east northeast. There you will see Mars and
Venus less than two degrees apart in the early morning sky. They
will be nearly that close on Monday morning as well.

BEACH WEATHER: A great time to visit the beautiful beaches of
Alabama and Northwest Florida in the week ahead. Skies will be mostly
sunny for the next few days, with only slight chances for an isolated
storm during the afternoon hours. It will be on the hot side, with
highs in the lower and middle 90s. Lows will be in the middle 70s.

TROPICS: The tropical Atlantic is very quiet. Tropical Depression 1-
E in the eastern Pacific dissipated late Friday afternoon just of the
coast of northwestern Mexico. Moisture from the system may spread up
into the Southwest U.S.

ON THIS DATE IN 2001: A major hailstorm pounded Denver International
Airport, damaging 93 commercial planes and causing the cancellation of
hundreds of flights over the next several days. There were two minor
injuries. Over 14,000 holes and cracks were punched in the flat roofs
of the terminal buildings by the hail that was up to 2 inches in
diameter. Over 4000 automobiles received hail damage.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear, warm and muggy.
Morning Low 72
WIND: NW 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and hot. Outside chance of a stray thunderstorm.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 96
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly cloudy and continued hot. Small chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 95
WIND: NW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NW 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Hot and humid with widely scattered afternoon storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: N 5-10

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