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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday June 24, 2009
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...Still Hot; A Few Storms...

LOOKING FOR COOLING SHOWERS: After the heat of recent days, I think
most folks wouldn't mind a cooling shower or thunderstorm during the
afternoon heat. We will have that chance on a daily basis for the next
five to seven days as the core of the heat ridge remains a little west
of our state. But, they will be widely spaced, with the chance of any
one spot getting wet this afternoon only about one in five. Otherwise,
the weather stays hot with afternoon highs in the 91 to 95 degree
range. The good news is that lower dewpoints moved into North Alabama
yesterday, meaning humidity values will be lower around here.

We just see too much change in this pattern through the weekend and
into early next week; hot with some risk of a passing shower or storm
from time to time, mostly during the afternoon and evening hours. We
also note a northerly flow aloft will continue, meaning the door is
open for a few organized storm areas moving our way from Kentucky and
Tennessee. There is little skill in forecasting these until we
actually see them forming on radar. Highs will stay mostly in the low
90s.

AT THE BEACH: Mostly sunny warm days and fair nights are expected
through the weekend with just a few widely scattered shower and
storms. At our SKYCAM site at the Phoenix All-Suites, right on the
beach in Gulf Shores, the high yesterday was 93 degrees, but just
three miles inland, north of intracoastal waterway, the Jack Edwards
Airport at Gulf Shores soared to 101 degrees. The high at Mobile was
also 101 degrees; an offshore, northerly flow was one of the reasons
for the big heat down south. Highs on the immediate coast for the rest
of the week and this weekend will be around 90, with mid 90s inland.

BIG TIME HEAT: The high reported at Dothan yesterday was 105 degrees,
only 8 degrees cooler than Death Valley, California, where the high
was 113 (the nation's hottest place yesterday). We have questioned the
accuracy of the temperature data in recent days in Dothan, but with
other triple digit readings over South Alabama and Southwest Georgia,
it might not be too far off.

HOW TO COOL OFF QUICKLY: At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon it was a
very sultry 101 in Pensacola. At 5 p.m., a thunderstorm had moved in
from the north and they were reporting 79 degrees and heavy rain. It
was 78 at 6 p.m. with the rain continuing; they got 1.11 inches of
rain in only one hour between 6 and 7 p.m.. Total from the storm late
this afternoon was 1.49 inches. A thunderstorm late yesterday
afternoon at Evergreen quickly lowered the temperature from near 100
to a cool 73 at 6 p.m.!

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aircraft died. Researcher Theodore Fujita studies the incident and
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leads to improved air safety. The tower never experienced the
microburst, which was held back by a seabreeze front.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Hot and humid; a few isolated thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 94
WIND: N 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 93
WIND: S 5-10

SATURDAY
Hot and humid. Partly sunny with widely scattered storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partially sunny. Scattered, mainly afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

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