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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday July 18, 2009
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..One in 10,000,000...

Dewpoints in the 50s in July in Alabama. Overnight lows pushing 60
degrees (record territory for some spots). I am not quite sure what
we did to deserve this, but we will take it. The folks on the late
shift at the National Weather Service last night were looking back at
the data they had since 1948. The probability of a strong July cold
front like this making it through Alabama is 0.0000002%! Those are
about a 1 in 10,000,000 chance.

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER: This may be the shortest weather narrative I have
ever done in a forecast package, but it is an easy forecast. A
relatively cool, relatively dry airmass is bringing extremely pleasant
weather to Central Alabama. Beautiful sunshine filled days, low
humidities and cool mornings will highlight things through Tuesday.
Moisture returns later in the week, with scattered showers and storms
back in the forecast for Wednesday onward.

SKY SHOW EARLY SUNDAY: The cosmos has planned quite a show for early
risers on Sunday morning. An hour before sunrise, look just above the
eastern horizon to see an impossibly thin crescent moon. Just above
and to the right of the moon, you will see the brightest planet,
brilliant Venus. Above that will be the reddish star Aldebaran, the
eye of Taurus the Bull. Just above and to the left will be the
reddish planet Mars. And finally, just above and to the left of the
planet named for the god of war, you will find the Pleaides, or Seven
Sisters, a cluster of stars.

NOTES FROM ALL OVER: Did anyone else notice that The Birmingham News
got a lot smaller in terms of page dimensions in the past few weeks?
I am with JB…there is something comforting about getting your news
from a paper. I am not sure what life will be like if we continue to
lose big dailies. It's not quite the same getting your news from a
Kindle or computer screen. But that's just me.

WEATHERBRAINS: WeatherBrains is the podcast that is all about the
weather. It is put on by the crew here at AlabamaWX.com. It features
interviews with some of the greatest minds in weather and climate.
This week, we will delve into a little controversy as Dr. Thomas
Schmidlin discusses his contrarian approach to tornado safety. His
research says that cars are not the death traps in tornadoes that we
have always preached. He believes they could even be safer than
mobile homes. We will examine this critical severe weather safety
rule on Monday night. Weigh in on the issue on AlabamaWX.com over
the next couple of days…and get the latest inside information on the
show by following us on Twitter @weatherbrains.

ON THIS DATE IN 2008: Tropical Storm Fay made its first of four
Florida landfalls as it crossed Key West. Maximum sustained winds
were 60 mph. It would make its second landfall the next day near
Naples. It brought flooding rains to Florida before emerging over the
Atlantic on the 20th. It curved back to the west and made third
Florida landfall near Daytona Beach. On the 23rd, the storm made its
final landfall near Panama City. Fay brought beneficial rains to much
of the Southeast, including drought stricken Alabama. It you like my
little weekend tidbits of meteorological trivia, get your very own
daily dose of weather history facts by following me on Twitter. I am
wxhistorian at Twitter.com.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear and cool for July.
Morning Low 64
WIND: N 7-14

SUNDAY
Sunny. A cool start.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 6-12

MONDAY
Sunny skies. Another comfortable summer day.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 89
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Mostly sunshine.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SE 5-10

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

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