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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday July 20, 2009
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..A Taste of Autumn...

ANOTHER COOL NIGHT AHEAD: When Alabamians crawled out of bed this
morning and especially if they went out the door early, they felt a
distinct chill in the air. That was the story all the way from the
Tennessee border to the Gulf coastal waters. In fact, if you were
practically at the coast of South Mobile County, you knew the
temperature was cooler than average. It was 62 in Fairhope and 63 in
Coden very close to the coast.

Numerous communities in North and Central Alabama had record lows for
July 20. Just a few samples:

55 at Anniston Airport, previous record 60 in 1947
59 at Tuscaloosa, previous record 64 in 2004
59 at Birmingham Airport, previous record 60 in 1947
55 in Pinson, previous record 61 in 1962
We have a long list of morning low temperatures posted on the 33/40
Weather BLOG. We searched all sources and the lowest temperature we
could find was 49 at DeSoto State Park. Here are a few others:
51 Broomtown
52 Scrougeout, Crossville, Cottondale
53 Guin, Muscadine, Munford, McCalla
54 Cullman Airport, Townley, Valley Head

TIME TO WARM BACK UP: While it will not be a drastic warm up, the old
thermometer knows that it will have to go back upward over the next
few days. It will still be cool for the next couple of nights, but
afternoon highs will reach higher into the 80s and should be topping
to near 90 by Friday afternoon. The front that brought all of this
nice weather was stalled over the North Gulf of Mexico this morning.
By tomorrow morning, it will be headed back north as a low-pressure
system forms over Missouri. By Wednesday, we should have some widely
scattered showers and storms showing up and maybe a better chance
Thursday and Friday. Weather models are not in total agreement with
that and we should have some clarification in time for the forecast
tomorrow.

TROPICAL AND BEACH WEATHER: Still no sign of any real action in the
Atlantic Basin, which includes the Atlantic, Caribbean and our friend,
the Gulf of Mexico. We should mention a tropical wave east of the
Lesser Antilles, which was producing clouds and showers, but
disorganized. Upper-level winds are not friendly for development of
this, at least not for the next few days. If you are going down to the
Alabama/NW Florida beaches, pleasant temperatures with highs in the
upper 80s, although the humidity will gradually return. Very little
chance of a shower or storm through Wednesday, but some scattered ones
Thursday and Friday.

RANDOM NOTES: Is this going to be the year without a summer in the
northeast? In New York City, they are well on the way to having the
coolest July since records began at Central Park 140 years ago way
back in 1869. The temperature has been to 85 only once and no 90-
degree weather in June or July. Meanwhile, the Desert Southwest
continues to cook. In Phoenix, the average high so far this month has
been 110 with every day well above 110 and 6 days with 114. The
hottest in the USA Sunday was 126 in Death Valley—only 8 degrees
short of the all-time high in the USA. Cool spots this morning: 32 at
Stanley, Idaho and 36 at good old Deadhorse, Alaska.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Our two great grandchildren from
Russellville are with us again all this week and the noise level is
high (make that very high). This means that Little Miss Molly spends
much of her day on the move trying to find a quiet corner or some
place to take a nap. She loves little children, but sometimes they
chase her and she does not know how to adjust to that. Every time I go
through the living area, I always feel her little paws sliding down
the back of my leg. She petitions for an extra treat and often she
wants me to hold her. Hang in there, Molly. It will not last forever.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear and cool.
Morning Low 62
WIND: NE 3-6

TUESDAY
Morning sunshine. A partly sunny afternoon.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny, but a chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 6-12

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