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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Sunday July 26, 2009
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...Showers and Storms Make Their Return...

Showers and thunderstorms will return to the forecast across Central
Alabama today ahead of an approaching cool front. They will be in
the forecast for the next few days as that boundary and a series of
shortwave troughs move across the area.

FOR YOUR SUNDAY: We will start off partly cloudy across the area this
morning. Clouds will increase as we head through the morning, and
showers and storms will develop. The boundary will push into
Northwest Alabama later today and into Central sections of the state
overnight, with showers and storms continuing into the early morning
hours. It appears that the front will settle over South Central
Alabama on Monday, keeping a better chance of showers and storms going
to the south of Birmingham.

REST OF THE WEEK: The boundary will meander back and forth a bit as t
he tug of war between the Bermuda high to the east and a persistent
trough over the eastern half of the U.S. continues. Disturbances
swinging through the trough will lead to periods of increased shower
and thunderstorm activity at times through the week ahead. There are
signs that a fairly wet pattern will continue across Alabama for much
of the next two weeks.

BEACH FORECAST: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur along
the Gulf Coast through Tuesday, before a large surface ridge builds
across the northern Gulf. Highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90
degrees. Lows will be in the lower and middle 70s.

TROPICS: Two disturbances traversing the Atlantic on this Sunday
morning. One tropical wave is about 300 miles east of the Windward
Islands. The other is about 1,300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
Much of the Atlantic is covered by extremely dry air, which has been
the case for the Atlantic hurricane season so far. The global models
are still not hinting at any tropical cyclone development over the
next two weeks as we continue to wait on the appearance of Ana.

WEATHERBRAINS: Earlier this week, I had the distinct pleasure of
speaking with Dr. Eve Gruntfest, the Director of the Social Sciences
Woven into Meteorology. Eve bring thirty years of social science
research to the table as she and her team study how we can improve the
effectiveness of severe weather and hurricane warnings through the
study of human behavior and response. She will be on WeatherBrains on
October 3rd, and she promises to have some fascinating information of
the latest developments in probabilistic warning products. She is
just one of a long line of great guests coming up on the netcast
that's all about weather.

ON THIS DATE IN 1874: The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
experienced its worst weather disaster when a flash flood claimed 134
lives. Slow moving thunderstorms dumped torrential rains on the hilly
city, with floodwaters running down the slopes and into the city. The
worst flooding occurred in Allegheny City, just northwest of
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TODAY
Becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms, continuing
into the overnight. More humid.
Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-14

MONDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW/W 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. Showers and storms a little more numerous.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

WEDNESDAY
A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Showers and storms still fairly numerous.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 6-12

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