ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday September 20, 2004
==================================================================
ALABAMA TECHNOLOGY NETWORK PRESENTS A
2-DAY TEAMBUILDING & LEAN WORKSHOP

October 19 & 20, 2004
Heritage Trail Conference Center located on Lay Lake in Fayetteville,
Alabama

This two-day workshop combines two of our most popular services,
Teambuilding & Lean Manufacturing, into one great event. The combination of
outdoor teambuilding activities and a full day of Lean Manufacturing equals
great benefits to your organization.

For more details, click:
http://www.atn.org/flyers/LeadershipLean.pdf

Call Greg Barnett at 256-215-4307 or 256-872-2820 or e-mail him at
gbarnett@atn.org

Alabama Technology Network--
Providing Solutions to Alabama's Industry
==================================================================

GREAT RECOVERY WEATHER: We could not have ordered more desirable weather as
Alabama continues to dig out from the long-lasting effects of Hurricane
Ivan. Not only do we have mostly dry weather, but temperatures are more
bearable for those multiplied thousands of homes still without electricity.
For most of the state, the dry weather should last into the weekend with
cool nights and fairly comfortable afternoons. The exception is a few
thunderstorms possible Wednesday and Thursday along the Alabama coast.

Incredibly, part of that moisture will come from the returning remnants of
Ivan, which ran into a big high pressure area and was bulged back southward
and was moving westward across Central Florida today.
We need to celebrate something, so let's cheer these pleasant low
temperatures this morning:

46 in Meridianville (north of Huntsville)
48 in Owens Crosswords
49 in Valley Head, DeSoto State Park, Russell Cave
50 in Pinson, Scottsboro, Ashland, Wedowee
52 in Ft. Payne and Cullman
54 in Anniston, Alex City, Fayette, Clanton
55 in Gadsden, Jasper, Auburn, Brewton

LAST THURSDAY: It was a horrible day and certainly not a time to be
lighthearted, but I did report to some folks that at least we didn't have to
worry about an ozone alert. At Birmingham Airport, the rainfall tally for
last Thursday amounted to 9.75 inches. Until that time, the most we had ever
had in 24 hours was 8.84 inches on July 6-7, 1916. That too, was from a
hurricane that had pushed into North Mississippi and stalled with the
remnants drifting east across the Birmingham area and causing widespread
major flooding in Alabama.

TROPICAL WEATHER: The active season continues. Three named storms in
progress today. Tropical Storm Jeanne was several hundred miles NE of the
Bahamas. She is expected to curve almost completely around and head back
south. Karl is already a powerful hurricane with sustained winds of 120. He
is expected to move almost due north through the heart of the Atlantic and
should be passing east of Nova Scotia Friday night and Saturday. Our newest
storm is Lisa with winds up to 60. She was moving westward way out in the
Atlantic. We will watch her.

STRONG HINTS OF A CHANGING SEASON: 29 this morning at Saranac Lake, New
York was the coldest in the lower 48 states. Up in Northern Canada, it was
hanging out around 1 below zero at Alert, the northernmost weather station
in North America. In Northern Utah, heavy snow warnings for the higher
elevations of the Wasatch Mountains, including the Alta area with 3 to 6
inches today and possibly 3 to 7 more inches tonight.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Just like old times on our early morning walk.
The Old Crow Creek was running again because of 8.79 inches of rain
Thursday. Little Miss Molly wanted to go wading, but I said no. A cool
post-hurricane breeze made it so pleasant...even the Old Crow Air Force flew
over-18 crows in one group! Two others landed later in the Old Crow Motel.
We had not seen any crows for a long, long time. Also we were greeted by a
cardinal and mockingbird. Another unseen bird in the underbrush was singing
like crazy-sounded like he was playing taps...great medicine for our
hurricane hangover and sleep shortages. Life goes on after every storm.

J. B. Elliott
jbelliott@charter.net

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weathertalk: http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/weathertalk.hrb

*******************************************************

TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 54
WIND: E 4-6

TUESDAY
Sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 84
WIND: E 7-14

THURSDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 85
WIND: E 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 86
WIND: NE 5-10

============================================================
THE FINEST BMW SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM!

Momentum Motorworks specializes in late model BMW Service. We employ only
factory-trained certified ASE Master Technicians. Our team has over
45 years of combined BMW service experience. And we are the only Authorized
Dealer for Dinan BMW Performance in Alabama.

Momentum Motorworks now offers extended warranty service contracts for seven
additional years for up to 125,000 miles!

You'll also receive personalized one-to-one communication, since we value
each and every customer. Our attention to detail is unmatched. Try Momentum
Motorworks one time and you won't go anywhere else for service. Rory Chrane,
the owner-operator, will personally guarantee your satisfaction in writing.

Located in Riverchase one mile from I-65, one block west of Hwy. 31 and one
block north of Valleydale.

Call 205-403-4626, go to http://www.momentummotorworks.com or e-mail Rory
personally at mmbmw@bellsouth.net.

BMW owners, why go anywhere else?
============================================================
*********************************************************

Tonight on ABC 33/40

6:00pm ABC 33/40 News
6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm The Benefactor
8:00pm NFL Monday Night Football:
Green Bay Packers vs. Carolina Panthers
11:05pm ABC News
11:35pm ABC News Nightline

*********************************************************

If you are interested in advertising on this E-Forecast, please contact us
at 205-985-9725 or billh@theweathercompany.com. Ads reach over 16,300
subscribers each day, creating nearly 115,000 impressions each week.



To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ABC 33/40 E-Forecast, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/eforecast.html