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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday August 13, 2009
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...Lots of Summer Sunshine...

DRIER DAYS: A pretty large part of Alabama will be rain-free today as
drier air takes over; we believe any showers or thunderstorms this
afternoon should be mostly south of a line from Eufaula to Evergreen
to Mobile where deeper moisture lingers. The high will be close to 90
for most North Alabama communities with a good supply of sunshine.
Tomorrow will be similar with most of the showers down over the
southeast part of the state.

THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK: Moisture levels will slowly rise, and we
will bring back the risk of a few scattered, mostly afternoon and
evening showers and thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday. The chance
of any one spot getting wet is about one in three, otherwise expect
partly sunny days and mostly fair nights. Very similar weather
continues into early next week.

TROPICS HEATING UP: Tropical depression two could very well be
tropical storm Ana by the time you read this; the system in the
eastern Atlantic is moving slowly to the west/northwest, and will
remain over open water during the next few days. Rapid strengthening
is not expected due to dry air surrounding the system and marginal sea
surface temperatures; the latest NHC track has Ana north of the Virgin
Islands by Monday. The primary American global computer model then
takes the system over the Bahamas, followed by a north turn and a
landfall on the middle Atlantic coast of the U.S. But, this is model
output only, and there is no skill in forecasting the position of a
tropical cyclone more than five days in advance. But, folks along the
Atlantic coast all the way from Miami to Boston will need to monitor
the progress of Ana next week. We also note a strong tropical wave is
south of the Cape Verde Islands in the East Atlantic, and this also
has a chance of becoming a tropical storm in the days ahead,
potentially tropical storm Bill.

RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham's rain total for the year 38.76", which is
3.18" above average. Anniston has a 2.24" surplus for the year, thanks
in part to a big two inch downpour Tuesday afternoon. Tuscaloosa
remains relatively dry, however… the total there is only 32.68" and
the deficiency for the year is 5.66".

COMFORTABLE AUGUST: Just two years ago, in 2007, we were in the midst
of a nasty heat wave with new daily record maximum temperatures on
eight consecutive days. The heat peaked on August 23 with a high of
105. But this August 2009 has been relatively comfortable with an
average high so far of 90. The coolest day was August 5 when the high
was only 85.

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TODAY
Mostly sunny.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 69 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered afternoon showers or storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 91
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Morning sun. A passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms by
afternoon.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 6-12

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