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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday June 23, 2009
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...A Few Storms Possible This Afternoon...

WATCHING FOR SOME RAIN: We could actually use a good shower or
thunderstorm around here since we have been dry for the last week or
so, and it will give a little temporary heat relief. As the core of
the upper air ridge that has been over Alabama drifts slowly to the
west, we believe that will open the door for a few scattered showers
and storms this afternoon and into the evening hours. The most
numerous showers and storms should be along and east of I-65, and the
chance of any one spot getting wet is about one in four. Away from the
scattered showers, the day will be hot and humid with afternoon highs
mostly in the 91 to 95 degree range. Like the past several days, the
afternoon heat index will hover around 100 degrees due to the high
humidity levels associated with the maritime tropical air.

THE DAYS AHEAD: Not much change is expected in the overall pattern
through the rest of the week and the weekend; partly sunny, hot and
humid days with some risk of a passing shower or storm in scattered
spots. Highs will be mostly in the low 90s, with lows in the low 70s.
With the core of the upper ridge to the west of Alabama, that will
also leave us in a northerly flow aloft, meaning there will also be
some risk of organized storm areas to the north dropping southward
into the state. There is very little skill in forecasting those until
we actually see them forming on radar over Kentucky or Tennessee.

TOPIC: TROPICS: A disturbed area of weather persists over the
Southwest Gulf of Mexico; it is drifting northwest toward the Mexican
coast, and it most likely won't have time to develop into a tropical
depression before it moves inland. Over in the eastern Pacific,
Tropical Storm Andres is forecast to become a hurricane for a brief
time today near the coast of Mexico; it will turn to the west late
tonight and tomorrow, and then weaken over cooler ocean water as it
moves away from Mexico.

SOUTH ALABAMA HEAT: Birmingham's official high yesterday was 94
degrees, only about five degrees above average for June 22. The most
intense heat remains over the southern part of the state; yesterday's
high in Mobile was 100 degrees, and the official reporting site at
Dothan checked in with 104. Even our SKYCAM at Gulf Shores reported 93
degrees thanks to an offshore flow. Normally, southerly winds along
the immediate coast tend to keep air temperatures near the sea water
temperatures, which are now in the upper 80s. One death in Southeast
Alabama has been blamed on the heat; according to the Houston county
coroner, 61-year old Gail Nash Moeur died after her core body
temperature rose to 108 degrees. She was found lying on the floor of
her Dothan hotel room early Sunday morning. She was later pronounced
dead at a local hospital.

ON THIS DATE IN 1982: The all time record South Pole Weather Station
low of -117 degrees was recorded. This is not the record low for the
Antarctic Continent. It was -128.6 degrees, set on July 21, 1983.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny and hot. A few widely scattered storms this afternoon,
most numerous over East Alabama.
Afternoon High 94
WIND: N 7-14

WEDNESDAY
Another hot and humid day. Partly to mostly sunny; only isolated
afternoon storms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Morning sunshine; a few spots could see a passing afternoon shower or
storm.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 94
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered, mostly afternoon showers and storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: N 6-12

SATURDAY
Hot and humid. Partly sunny with widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: N 5-10

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