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Watching The Tropics

| August 13, 2008 @ 3:01 pm | 4 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes…

Be sure and scroll down for J.B.’s extensive rainfall roundup. I do believe we have a problem with rain data from Anniston (the airport), which brings the four and a half inch deficit for the year at that site into question. Hopefully someone with the NWS or FAA is reading this and can take a look.

THE DAYS AHEAD: Looks mostly dry through Saturday with mostly sunny warm days and fair nights. We will drop down into the low to mid 60s by daybreak tomorrow, the expect afternoon highs around 90 through the weekend. The GFS hints that a shower might show up in spots Sunday afternoon, but the deeper moisture will remain west of Alabama, where some very heavy rain totals are possible over the next five to seven days over parts of East Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

As we begin next week, we will mention the chance of a few scattered afternoon showers Monday through Wednesday, but nothing especially widespread. And, it looks like we won’t be impacted by any tropical systems based on the latest model trends.

SPEAKING OF THE TROPICS… The models are strongly hinting that our lead wave will reach the Bahamas, and then begin a more northward component of motion just before reaching the Southeast Coast of Florida. This is in response to an upper trough down the Mississippi River; J.B. Elliott’s call on WeatherBrains this week (Cape Hatteras) is looking better and better, and the chance of entry in the Gulf of Mexico is looking smaller. But, this thing isn’t even organized yet, so anything is possible. The GFDL suggests this will be a hurricane by the time it reaches the Bahamas.

The trailing wave in the Atlantic remains disorganized, and the models are now hinting that this will recurve into the open Atlantic next week. Again, this could change. Watch the Weather Xtreme video for all of the graphics associated with the tropical waves.

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I am looking forward to speaking to the kids tonight at Green Valley Baptist Church… look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!

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