ABC 33/40 E-Forecast
Morning Edition For Friday July 10, 2009
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TWO GREAT BASEBALL EVENTS!
Southern League All-Star Game
Monday, July 13 7:00 pm
Regions Park
Southern League Home Run Derby and
Celebrity Softball Game 3:00 pm
Sunday, July 12
Rickwood Field
For tickets, call 205-988-3200 or
http://www.barons.com
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NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: Not much overall change in the weather pattern
is expected through the weekend. Partly sunny, hot, and hazy days,
with the risk of a few isolated afternoon and evening showers and
thunderstorms. The best chance of a shower or storm will be over the
eastern half of the state, in the 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. time frame.
Showers will be scarce over the western side of the state thanks to
warmer air aloft associated with an upper air ridge. That also means
hotter temperatures for places like Tuscaloosa, Demopolis, and
Fayette, where mid 90s are likely. Highs should be mostly in the low
90s for the I-65 corridor and points east.
NEXT WEEK: For now we don't see much reason for major weather changes
next week; typical mid-summer heat continues with some risk of widely
scattered showers and storms each afternoon. The hottest weather in
the nation will remain west of Alabama under the core of the upper air
high.
GULF COAST WEATHER: About 6 to 8 hours of sunshine is likely each day
from Panama City west to Gulf Shores, and a few scattered showers and
storms will remain possible. Highs along the immediate coast will be
in the upper 80s, with low to mid 90s for inland communities. Last
night's sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was 82
degrees (F). The tropics remain quiet, and tropical storm formation is
not expected through the weekend.
HEAT PARADE: The nation is baking under the big upper air high to the
west of Alabama. While the nation's hot spot was in the desert, where
Death Valley, CA hit 116, numbers weren't that much lower over parts
of Texas and Oklahoma. Wichita Falls, Texas soared to 109 degrees,
while Oklahoma City hit the triple digits with 101. The high
temperature of 115 in Buffalo, Oklahoma is the hottest temperature
recorded anywhere in Oklahoma in 13 years!
HELLO EL NINO: NOAA scientists yesterday announced the arrival of El
Niño, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global
weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Niño, the periodic
warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on
average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months.
NOAA expects this El Niño to continue developing during the next
several months, with further strengthening possible. The event is
expected to last through winter 2009-10.
Generally speaking, El Nino means fewer hurricanes due to stronger
winds aloft over the tropical Atlantic, and it can also mean enhanced
rain and storm activity for Alabama during the fall and spring, and
potential active tornado seasons. But, no El Nino cycle is the same,
and we will just have to wait and see what it means for our state.
James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com
ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com
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TODAY
Partly sunny. Only a small risk of an afternoon shower.
Afternoon High 92
WIND: E 6-12
SATURDAY
Hot and humid; isolated afternoon storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 93
WIND: S 5-10
SUNDAY
Hot and hazy. Isolated afternoon showers.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 93
WIND: SW 5-10
MONDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12
TUESDAY
Another hot and humid day. A passing afternoon shower in a few spots.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12
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