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OUTPUT: 21:28 USER: MROCHA MODBEE10 SBR PAGE: 8 MODESTO FIRST 8 BLACK YELLOWCYAN MAGENTA BY MARCIA DUNN The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A spacewalking astronaut freed a snagged cable on the inspection boom for shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday, ac- complishing the job in a mat- ter of minutes and earning a title. With that behind him, Stephen Bowen whipped through a slew of space sta- tion battery replacements. Bowen and his spacewalk- ing partner, Michael Good, plugged in four new batteries at the International Space Sta- tion and even repaired a loose antenna. The tangled cable had pre- vented the shuttle astronauts from thoroughly inspecting their ship for any possible damage from last launch.

NASA wanted it fixed as soon as possible and added the chore to spacewalk, the second in three days. Astronauts working inside moved the end of the 100-foot inspection boom within easy reach of Bowen. coming. Another six inches or Bowen called out. A few minutes later, he said: have it done, shuttle pilot Dominic Antonelli radioed from inside.

As he was tying the cord back so it get tan- gled again in camera equip- ment on the boom, Bowen dis- covered another wire tie that was already there and caus- ing the cable to get hung up. He slid the loose wire tie into a position Mission Control deemed adequate. Indeed, the camera-tilting system on the boom later checked out fine in a series of tests. The bulk of the seven-hour spacewalk involved the bat- teries on the far left side of the space station. The batter- ies were somewhat cumber- some to handle 3-foot boxes weighing 375 pounds apiece but the astronauts man- aged to replace four of them, one more than planned.

Bowen and Good were run- ning so far ahead that they also squeezed in some anten- na work. They tightened bolts on a spare antenna that was in- stalled earlier in the week, then wiggled it to make sure it was secure. seems to me like you guys are cruising, like riding the tsuna- Antonelli said. As the shuttle-station com- plex soared 220 miles above the South Pacific, the crew in- side urged the spacewalkers to take a momentary break and check out the Southern Lights. They managed to catch a glimpse of the aurora.

Two more batteries will be replaced Friday during the third and final spacewalk of flight. Atlantis delivered the fresh batteries over the weekend, along with a Russian com- partment that was installed Tuesday. think Mission Con- trol could be any more flight director Emily Nelson said after the space- walk ended. The astronauts conducted a curtailed survey of Atlantis on Saturday, the day after lift- off. NASA wanted the cable on the end of the 100-foot in- spection boom untangled so the shuttle could be checked properly before it heads back to Earth next week.

Flight controllers have no reason to believe Atlantis was damaged during liftoff by flyaway foam insulation. But they may yet order a survey while Atlantis is docked to the space station, Nelson said. At the very least, the astro- nauts will check the wings and nose cap following undocking for any micrometeorite damage that may have occurred in orbit. FRIENDS BY COLLISION AND BODY REPAIRS SAVE $5000 SAVE $5000 SAVE $10000 900 N. 9TH ST.

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EPA AIR QUALITY Forecast Air Quality Index based on ozone content. Counties: Joaquin, M-Merced ALLERGY REPORT Very unhealthy Unhealthy Unhealthy for Moderate Good www.pollen.com MORE INFORMATION Weather Service: 916-979-3051. California Highway Conditions: 800-427-7623. Agricultural Burn Information: 800-665-2876. NATION hottest (48 states) coldest (48 states) Death Valley, Bellemont, AZ, Wednesday Today Friday Wednesday Today Friday Prcp.

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Wed shows cloud patterns over the Pacific. Shown are the positions of weather systems forecast for noon PDT today. LLL NATIONAL FORECAST (For noon today) Detroit Billings Miami Anchorage Honolulu San Francisco Seattle Minneapolis Kansas City Denver Los Angeles Atlanta Washington New York Houston El Paso Chicago -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s SKY LEGEND s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, f-foggy, Tr-Trace All recorded temperatures and precipitation are as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. COSMOS up in the sky? The first quarter moon is just below Regulus, the heart of Leo the Lion.

Regulus lies along the plane of the solar system, so the moon and planets often are seen passing very close to it. Venus sets at 10:49 p.m. Mars sets at 1:49 a.m. Jupiter rises at 3:14 a.m. Saturn sets at 3:27 Day of year: 14 hrs 21 of TODAY FRIDAY SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises Sets 8:11 p.m.

8:11 p.m. 5:50 a.m. 5:49 a.m. 1:47 a.m. 1:16 a.m.12:37 p.m.

1:46 p.m. A moonbow Morrison Planetarium, California Academy of Sciences First Quarter Full Last Quarter New REGION STATE Wednesday Today Friday Prcp. Sky Sky Atwater pc pc Ceres pc pc Los Banos pc Manteca pc pc Mariposa pc pc Merced pc pc Modesto pc pc Oakdale pc pc Patterson pc pc Sonora pc pc Stockton pc pc Turlock pc pc Yosemite Valley pc pc CALIFORNIA Light showers continue in the north, while drier conditions return to the rest of the state today as higher pressure quickly builds in from the west. Expect a breezy, cool day in the north and along the coasts, while the south will remain warm and sunny. ZONE FORECASTS San Joaquin Valley Bay Area Mother Lode Sierra Nevada Yosemite Sacramento Valley Southern California Central Coast Today: Mostly sunny.

Highs 68 to 78. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 50. Today: Morning fog, then mostly sunny. Windy.

Highs mid-60s beaches, mid-70s inland. Tonight: Patchy fog. Lows 40s. Today: Partly cloudy. Highs 53 to 63.

Tonight: Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 18 to 28. Today: Partly cloudy. Highs mid-60s to lower 70s. Tonight: Mostly clear, becoming partly cloudy.

Breezy. Lows upper 40s. Today: Mostly sunny. Highs 68 to 78. Tonight: Mostly clear.

Lows 45 to 50. Today: Morning fog, then mostly sunny. Highs 70s to lower 80s. Tonight: Mostly clear; areas of fog. Lows 50s.

Today: Partly cloudy. Highs 70 to 76. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows about 47. Today: Mostly sunny.

Breezy. Highs 65 to 75 at 5,000 feet, 53 to 63 at 8,000 feet. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows 34 to 44 at 5,000 feet, 22 to 32 at 8,000 feet.

FIRE DANGERRAINFALL Data are for Modesto as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. Season is July 1 June 30. Source MID 250 200 150 100 50 0 Pacific Ocean 61 49 WNW 25 mph San Francisco 76 47 Modesto 74 47 Manteca 75 44 Yosemite 68 41 Sonora 75 46 Stockton 71 41 Napa 74 45 Sacramento 70 47 San Jose 76 47 Atwater 77 48 Merced 76 47 Turlock 76 49 Los Banos 71 45 Livermore 76 49 Patterson Shown is weather. Temperatures are high and low.

REGIONAL MODESTO FORECAST TODAY FRIDAY SUNDAY Partly cloudy. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy.

Northwest wind 10 mph. Relative 33 72 humidity Min Max Record book One year ago: Record for this date: High High Low 40, 1962 99, 2008 Low 2,556 1,279,582 978.23 Max. capacity(acre ft) Inflow Elevation Storage Stanislaus Melones: 4,510 2,030,000 10,584 815.91 1,853,543 Outflow (cfs) Max. capacity(acre ft) Inflow Elevation Storage Tuolumne Pedro: 717,155 548 817.66 Storage Outflow (cfs) Max. capacity(acre ft) Inflow Elevation Merced McClure: 3,055 SATURDAY Outflow (cfs) 2,420,000 Wednesday: 30.08 downtown was the low was Temperature extremes on record for May 19 since 1877: highest, in 2008; lowest, in 1962.

Normals for May 19 are and high temperature FOR THE RECORD SJ Season to date 16.26” Normal through May 12.13” Total for 24 hours Last season to date: Normal for full season 0.00” 8.75” Day Count Rating Today 7.0 medium Friday 4.9 medium Saturday 4.9 medium Predominant pollen: Mulberry, walnut, grasses Tides Today 12:03 p.m. 3.5 6:15 a.m. 0.9 12:31 a.m. 2.9 7:12 p.m. 0.8 Friday 1:08 p.m.

3.4 7:20 a.m. 0.8 1:27 a.m. 3.0 8:08 p.m. 0.9 High Ft. Low Ft.

hottest coldest Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Dome Antarctica, Forecast: EXTREME VERY HIGH HIGH MODERATE LOW sensitive groups 8 p.m. 70...... 9 p.m. 65...... 10 p.m.

62.... 11 p.m. 61.... Midnight 8 a.m. 57......

9 a.m. 60...... 10 a.m. 63.... 11 a.m.

65.... Noon 69........ 1 p.m. 71...... 2 p.m.

72...... 3 p.m. 71...... 4 p.m. 66......

5 p.m. 68...... 6 p.m. 68...... 7 p.m.

67...... 1 a.m. 59...... 2 a.m. 57......

3 a.m. 56...... 4 a.m. 55...... 5 a.m.

55...... 6 a.m. 54...... 7 a.m. 55......

Thank you for your participation in Check Before You Burn. The program will resume in the fall for the November 2010 through February 2011 season. 12.16 San Joaquin River First Quarter Full Last Quarter New May 20 May 27 June 4 June 12 3,732 1,024,600 The higher the number, the quicker ultraviolet light can cause sunburn, possible skin cancer and eye irritation. LOW MODERATE HIGH VERY HIGH EXTREME Modesto Modesto 0 Mostly cloudy with isolated rain showers. Hourly Temperatures ft.

Vernalis 13.8’ Flood stage 29.0’ Patterson 36.2’ Flood stage 54.7’ Humidity at 5 p.m. at the Sea-level barometer 5 p.m. 48.0°. High temperature: low Wednesday Today Friday Prcp. Sky Sky Anaheim pc Antioch pc pc Auburn 0.05 pc pc Bakersfield pc pc Berkeley pc pc Bishop pc pc Blue Canyon 0.08 pc Bodega Bay 0.11 pc pc Chico 0.01 pc pc Clearlake 0.04 pc pc Davis 0.01 pc pc Death Valley Elk Grove pc pc Eureka 0.06 sh Fort Bragg 0.08 sh Fresno pc pc Galt pc pc Hearst Castle Jackson pc pc Lodi pc pc Los Angeles Mammoth L.

pc pc Monterey pc pc Mt. Shasta 0.07 pc sh Napa 0.03 pc pc Needles pc Nevada City 0.10 pc pc Oakland pc pc Palm Springs pc Placerville 0.03 pc pc Red Bluff 0.04 pc Redding 0.03 pc Rio Vista pc pc Riverside pc S. L. Tahoe pc pc Sacramento pc pc San Diego pc San Francisco pc pc San Jose pc pc San L. Obispo pc pc Santa Barbara Santa Cruz pc pc Santa Rosa 0.04 pc pc Tracy pc pc Truckee pc pc Ukiah 0.35 pc sh Vallejo pc pc Woodland 0.01 pc pc Yreka 0.01 pc sh Yuba 0.04 pc pc Stockton Delta What is a rainbow that occurs at night called? The Modesto Bee www.modbee.com THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010.