The Friday afternoon map discussion video is on the web, and available on iTunes:
http://www.jamesspann.com/
Just click on the link above to get the map discussion video in either the .wmv format (Windows Media), or the .mov format (Quicktime). We will offer the video in both formats, and of course you can also subscribe and see it in iTunes at no cost.
MORE STORMS: Within the past few minutes the severe thunderstorm watch has been expanded to include places like Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Storms are redeveloping over Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties as I write this. Storms that fire up this afternoon can produce very heavy rain and lots of dangerous lightning. There is potential for some wet microbursts (small scale areas of damaging straight line winds) in the stronger storms. J.B. will keep you up to date on the short term weather situation for the rest of the afternoon and into the nighttime hours here on the blog.
THE WEEKEND: The 12Z models have come in a little wetter for tomorrow. A surface front will remain just to the north, and we will need to mention scattered to numerous showers and storms, especially tomorrow afternoon. Drier air should begin to move in by Sunday, and the showers and storms will become widely scattered, with the most numerous ones over the southern half of the state. Both the NAM and the GFS keep us in the 80s tomorrow, but we should see low 90s by Sunday with an increasing amount of sunshine.
NEXT WEEK: Fairly routine summer weather is likely for much of next week as the upper air ridge rebuilds across the Deep South. A weak front will approach on Wednesday, which might give us a little increase in the number of showers and storms during the mid-week period.
TROPICS: Nice and quiet across the Atlantic basin this afternoon. What a difference a year can make, but this hurricane season is really just beginning. I somehow doubt it stays quiet down there in September.
Be sure and scroll down for all the blog posts today... I am amazed at the quality of information here (not counting my rambling stuff). Also, we invite you to bookmark WeatherParty.com:
http://www.weatherparty.com/
That is the site where you submit the links, vote on links and determine what is published to the front page. A social-networking weather site. Pretty cool.
Brian Peters will be handling the map discussion video updates over the weekend, I don't think he can render the Windows Media files (wmv), but he will have that capacity soon. We plan on producing the map video in .wmv, .mov, and .m4v formats until further notice so everyone should be happy. Have a great weekend... my next map discussion video will posted bright and early Monday morning by 7:00 a.m.!
http://www.jamesspann.com/
Just click on the link above to get the map discussion video in either the .wmv format (Windows Media), or the .mov format (Quicktime). We will offer the video in both formats, and of course you can also subscribe and see it in iTunes at no cost.
MORE STORMS: Within the past few minutes the severe thunderstorm watch has been expanded to include places like Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Storms are redeveloping over Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties as I write this. Storms that fire up this afternoon can produce very heavy rain and lots of dangerous lightning. There is potential for some wet microbursts (small scale areas of damaging straight line winds) in the stronger storms. J.B. will keep you up to date on the short term weather situation for the rest of the afternoon and into the nighttime hours here on the blog.
THE WEEKEND: The 12Z models have come in a little wetter for tomorrow. A surface front will remain just to the north, and we will need to mention scattered to numerous showers and storms, especially tomorrow afternoon. Drier air should begin to move in by Sunday, and the showers and storms will become widely scattered, with the most numerous ones over the southern half of the state. Both the NAM and the GFS keep us in the 80s tomorrow, but we should see low 90s by Sunday with an increasing amount of sunshine.
NEXT WEEK: Fairly routine summer weather is likely for much of next week as the upper air ridge rebuilds across the Deep South. A weak front will approach on Wednesday, which might give us a little increase in the number of showers and storms during the mid-week period.
TROPICS: Nice and quiet across the Atlantic basin this afternoon. What a difference a year can make, but this hurricane season is really just beginning. I somehow doubt it stays quiet down there in September.
Be sure and scroll down for all the blog posts today... I am amazed at the quality of information here (not counting my rambling stuff). Also, we invite you to bookmark WeatherParty.com:
http://www.weatherparty.com/
That is the site where you submit the links, vote on links and determine what is published to the front page. A social-networking weather site. Pretty cool.
Brian Peters will be handling the map discussion video updates over the weekend, I don't think he can render the Windows Media files (wmv), but he will have that capacity soon. We plan on producing the map video in .wmv, .mov, and .m4v formats until further notice so everyone should be happy. Have a great weekend... my next map discussion video will posted bright and early Monday morning by 7:00 a.m.!
on August 11, 2006, 2:54 pm
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