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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday August 25, 2009
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...August Slowly Returning...

THE ALABAMA SITUATION: We are gradually recovering from our cool snap
and slowly going back to the kind of weather that we should have in
the last week of August. Remember, we in the weather business do not
go precisely by astronomy, because we consider the beginning of autumn
starting next Tuesday. So now we head into a slow cool down over the
next several weeks, but we must caution that it can get very hot in
September. As we have mentioned a number of times, the highest
official temperature ever recorded in Alabama occurred in Bibb County
on September 5, 1925 when the thermometer worked overtime and peaked
at 112 at Centreville.

We do not see any evidence of a severe late season heat wave like that
this year. There are increasing indications that we can work our way
through the rest of the summer and early autumn without crippling
heat. One thing that is so interesting about weather, however, is that
there are never any written guarantees.

It was cool across Alabama again this morning, but not as much so as
yesterday morning. Most of the low temperatures were between 60 and
65. We are in generally good shape on the rain scorecard at Birmingham
Airport. Our surplus for the year as of today was just under 4 inches.

Look for mostly sunshine again tomorrow as afternoon temperatures edge
slowly upward. Most communities will see around 90 Wednesday afternoon
and close to 90 Thursday afternoon.

THE CHANCE OF RAIN: Wednesday should be dry and most of Thursday.
There is a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon
starting Thursday with a slight increase on Friday and Saturday.
Another bit of good news, at least for most folks, is that a fairly
strong high-pressure system will insist on reaching the area by Monday
and this one being slightly stronger than the last two. That should
give us some more very pretty weather early next week.

AT THE BEACH: Most people are in school, so I assume that visitors to
the Alabama/NW Florida beaches have decreased in number, but it looks
generally good for the rest of the week with highs in the upper 80s.
There will be a few showers and thunderstorms each afternoon. Probably
the better chance will be about Saturday.

IN THE TROPICS: We still have a long way to go before the official
hurricane season ends. There is an area of disturbed weather
negotiating with an upper-level low centered about 325 miles NNE of
San Juan, Puerto Rico. It continues to show signs of organization and
upper-level winds are expected to become friendlier for development
during the next day or so. The NHC is so optimistic that they rate the
chance of it becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm as
greater than 50%.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: This is a delightful time around our
home in NE Trussville because of one little 9-pound animal. Her name
is Little Miss Molly almost universally loved by people all over the
country because we write about her every day in this one little
paragraph. Today is her 7th birthday and she is being treated royally.
She simply waltzed into our living area on a Sunday afternoon about 7
years ago and with her little paws, big eyes and rapidly wagging tail,
she swooned the whole room full of people. She has held us captive
ever since. Please check out the special story about Miss Molly on the
ABC 33/40 Weather BLOG. In fact, there are two recent pictures of that
little girl. I truly would not take a gold thermometer for her. Life
goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 66
WIND: SE 4-8

WEDNESDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 91
WIND: SE 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A small risk of an afternoon shower.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. A few scattered showers or thunderstorms.
Morning Low 68 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 87
WIND: W 6-12

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