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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Sunday July 19, 2009
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..Oh, What A Beautiful Day!...

Greetings from Alexandria, Louisiana. It was a beautiful day to fly,
just a shame that it had to come on a Sunday when we have a Perfect
Weather Warning in effect for Central Alabama. The early hour of my
departure meant that I did not have to arise early to see the gorgeous
sky show playing in the eastern sky before sunrise. There was a
beautiful crescent moon along next to a stunningly bright planet
Venus. Above that was the eye of Taurus the bull, Aldebaran, glowing
red, not very far away from the reddish, twinkling planet Mars. And
finally, looking like a cosmic smudge, the Seven Sisters of the star
cluster the Pleiades headlined the astronomical show.

RECORD LOWS: The morning of 61F at Tuscaloosa was a record for the
date, surpassing the old record of 64F. The 59F at Huntsville tied
the record for the date. Patchy clouds kept the readings from being
as low as they could have been, but it was still 54F at Valley Head
and Crossville in North Alabama. Pinson dropped to 58F. We could
see additional records Monday morning. The record for July 20th at
Birmingham is 60F. That is definitely attainable.

RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS: After more near record
lows Monday morning, temperatures and humidity levels will gradually
return to more Alabama summerlike conditions as we head through the
week ahead. Monday and Tuesday should be dry. Highs Monday will be
in the middle 80s for the most part, with upper 80s onTuesday. Lows
will gradually warm into the upper 60s by Tuesday night. Dewpoints
will be on the rise, bringing humidity levels with them. We can't
rule out an isolated shower or storm Tuesday, but scattered showers
and storms will gradually be on the increase starting Wednesday.

SUNDAY MUSINGS: I hear that Bill Gates has teamed up with a group of
investors and inventors to create a system t hat would weaken
hurricanes. I hear that the premise is that a fleet of large
specialized ship would position themselves in front of a forward
moving hurricane. This ship would bring up colder water from the deep
oceans to near the surface, in a manmade sort of upwelling. The cooler
water would weaken the hurricane. This might mitigate some of the
extreme damage without eliminating the positive effects of northward
heat and moisture transport from the tropics to the poles. Would it
work? You do the math…what would it take to raise enough cooler
water to the surface to lower the heat content of the top 150 feet of
water low enough to weaken the hurricane?

ON THIS DATE IN 2006: A severe thunderstorms struck the new Busch
Stadium in St. Louis where the Cardinals were about to entertain the
Atlanta Braves. Thirty people were injured as press box windows were
blown out and portable concession stands overturned. The tarp was
also damaged. The start of the game was delayed over two hours as
crews cleaned up the damage. Winds were estimated at 80 mph. Power
was knocked out to over 50,000 people in the area after the storm.
Just as power crews were working to restore electricity in the region,
a second round of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes pushed the total
without power to over 500,000 again. If you enjoy historical weather
information, follow my weather tweets. I am @wxhistorian at
Twitter.com.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear and cool again. Near record lows.
Morning Low 60
WIND: N 6-12

MONDAY
Sunny skies. Another comfortable summer day.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Mostly sunshine.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 87
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 6-12

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