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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday June 18, 2009
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...Hottest and Mostly Dry Weather...

ANOTHER HOT EARLY SUMMER DAY: Alabama's weather won't change too much
today; expect a good supply of sunshine with a high in the low to mid
90s. Yesterday's official high in Birmingham was 93, and we should be
close to that this afternoon. Dewpoints will remain in the low 70s,
pushing the afternoon heat index to around 100 degrees. And, the
chance of a cooling shower is tiny as a strong upper air ridge
continues to cover the Deep South. The best chance of a thunderstorm
later today will be over the far northeast corner of the state,
specifically in Jackson and DeKalb Counties.
The weather won't be much different tomorrow; hot and mostly dry with
any isolated storms being very isolated, and mainly over the northeast
part of the state. Afternoon highs will remain in the 92 to 95 degree
range, with heat index values around 100.

THE WEEKEND: It now appears the upper ridge will stay in place
Saturday, meaning another hot and generally dry day. But, on Sunday,
the upper trough will shift westward as a trough forms on the Atlantic
seaboard, and we will introduce a chance of scattered showers and
thunderstorms along with highs back in the upper 80s. Then, for the
first few days of next week, we will that risk of a few scattered
showers and storms each day with highs mostly in the 86 to 90 degree
range.

TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE: The Atlantic basin remains quiet and tropical
storm formation is not expected through the weekend. The weather along
the Gulf Coast still looks excellent with mostly sunny days and fair
nights through Sunday. Highs along the immediate coast will be in the
mid 80s, with mid 90s for inland areas. The water remains warm; last
night's sea water temperature from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was a
toasty 89 degrees.

TOO HOT? We are beginning to believe the automated weather station in
Dothan is printing incorrect data; according those instruments, the
high yesterday in Dothan was 102 degrees, which followed a morning low
of 80. Most of the other stations around the Southeast Alabama city
were about 5 to 7 degrees cooler, and we figure it is time for a
technician to visit the site to see what is going on. Up U.S. 231 at
Troy, the high was 96 degrees, which sounds closer to being correct.
Birmingham's official high yesterday was 93, but with dewpoints in the
low 70s, the heat index reached the upper 90s during the middle of the
afternoon.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny, hot, and humid.
Afternoon High 94
WIND: NW 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Another hot afternoon.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: W 6-12

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 94
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. A chance of scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 7-14

MONDAY
Scattered showers and storms, especially during the afternoon and
evening hours.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NW 6-12

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