1503 ET - U.S. natural gas futures fall going into the long weekend with its risks of shifts in weather forecasts that could alter demand expectations. "The weather data is decently hot for most of the next 15 days but with much of the heat focused over the western half of the U.S.," NatGasWeather.com says in a note. Among weather risks is a low-pressure system off Florida likely to bring cooling showers up the mid-Atlantic Coast, the forecaster adds. The 55 Bcf weekly storage build reported by the EIA was slightly above expectations and slightly below average, prompting a loss of early upward price momentum. Nymex natural gas settles down 2.3% at $3.409/mmBtu. (anthony.harrup@wsj.com)

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