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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday August 13, 2009
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...A Reasonable August...

HUMIDITY SLOWLY RETURNING: The month of August has been generally
good for us here in Alabama. High temperatures have been tolerable in
most occasions. After all, this is our second main summer month and we
could have temperatures over 100. In fact, long-term Birmingham
records dating back to the 1880s show that we have had 100 or higher
at some point on all but two dates in August. We are also okay on the
rain situation with an excess so far this year of 3.18 inches. Crops
are generally in good shape over most of the state.
We have had a series of little frontal boundaries that moved down into
the state this summer. The latest one has stalled down over South
Alabama. It will start moving back northward and our humidity will
gradually increase every day. The lower dew points yesterday and today
made it seem more comfortable, especially over North and Central
Alabama and we had a nice interlude of cool temperatures this morning.
A few examples of early morning lows:

62 Scrougeout and Broomtown
64 Scottsboro
65 Decatur, Hanceville, Russellville
66 Concord/Hueytown, Huntsville, Oneonta, Dora
67 Birmingham, Tuscaloosa

It will be almost that cool tonight, but lows for the rest of the week
and over the weekend will return to the lower 70s.

THE RAIN SITUATION: We look for another mostly sunny Friday. After
that, a slight chance of some afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday and
a slightly better chance on Sunday and Monday.

AT THE BEACH: Places like Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Destin will
have very few showers Friday and Saturday with a better chance on
Sunday and Monday. High temperatures will vary from 88 to 92.

THE CONFUSING TROPICS: For the past several days, there were hints
that a tropical depression would develop into tropical storm Ana by
now. It has not happened. In fact, that disturbance weakened a bit
more overnight. That was tropical depression 2 and the latest
projection takes it westward and then northwestward passing well north
of Puerto Rico by Tuesday. Another disturbed area further east, a
tropical wave, is slowly becoming better organized. It could be a
tropical depression in the next couple of days. The National Hurricane
Center says there is a high chance (greater than 50%) of it being a
named storm during the next 48 hours.

ROAMING THE COUNTRYSIDE: 113 at Bullhead City, Arizona was the
hottest yesterday. 34 was the low this morning at both Stanley, Idaho
and Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. I sure would like to go back to Stanley
for another visit. The last time I was there, the one street in town
had a speed limit of 35 and the population was also 35. Wildfires
breaking out in the west, especially near Santa Cruz, California where
thousands of acres are involved. That typhoon that struck Taiwan and
then went into Eastern China dumped as much as 80 inches of rain.
Unbelievable!

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I sure do enjoy getting feedback about
Little Miss Molly and almost every one that offers an opinion
encourages me to spend as much time as possible with that little girl
while she is so young, healthy and playful. With her 7th birthday
upcoming, she is still a dynamo. She ambushed me five times this
morning, every time I would go through the living area, ready for
another ballgame. Our annual termite inspection was today and Little
Miss Molly had to be the official greeter and wanted to accompany into
every room in the house. If dogs could be politicians, Little Miss
Molly could be the U.S. president. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 68
WIND: NE 3-6

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 92
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 92
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Morning sun. Scattered, mostly afternoon, showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Scattered, mostly afternoon, thunderstorms.
Morning Low 73 Afternoon High 90
WIND: S 6-12

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