ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday February 22, 2005
===================================================================
Alabama One Call .... where safe digging starts.

Before beginning any type of excavation work, no matter how large or how
small, be sure to DIG SAFELY and have the underground utilities marked prior
to beginning your work.

Simply call Alabama One Call at 252-4444, 48 hours prior to the start of
your excavation and the member utility companies will send out someone to
mark their facilities free of charge.

Remember - Dig Safely
* Call Before You Dig
* Wait the Required Amount of Time
* Respect the Marks
* Dig with Care

Visit www.al1call.com for more information.
===================================================================

...Very Mild For February...

We need to say up front the forecast for the rest of the week
remains rather complicated due to a "split flow" pattern across the U.S. The
northern branch is pulling much colder down this way from the north, and the
southern branch brings waves of energy in the sub-tropical flow.

While colder air will begin to creep into north Alabama today, we
think most locations close to I-20 (like Birmingham) will rise to near 70
degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. Due to very unstable air, we have
mentioned a few widely scattered showers and storms today, but there is no
well defined triggering device for rain, and many locations will be dry.

The cooler air will drop into central Alabama tonight and tomorrow
with lots of clouds, but not much rain. We do expect rain to increase late
tomorrow and tomorrow night as a wave of low pressure moves along the front.
Looks like the best chance of rain will come from about 6:00 p.m. tomorrow
through 6:00 a.m. Thursday.

WEEKEND PEEK: For now, we are forecasting cool and dry weather on
Saturday, but some rain could begin to develop on Sunday, becoming more
widespread Sunday night and Monday of next week as a disturbance scoots
along the Gulf coast. A sharp change to colder weather is likely toward the
middle of next week.

STORMY MONDAY: Large hail was reported in over a dozen north and
east Alabama counties yesterday and last night. In the Harvest community,
over 10 homes were damaged by falling trees during a severe storm.

STORM ALERT 2005: Our annual severe weather awareness show comes to
Calhoun county this week; we will be at the Oxford Civic Center Thursday
night at 7:00.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.jamesspann.com/bmachine/wxtalk.php

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

TODAY
Mild with a mix of sun and clouds. Just a few widely scattered showers or
storms. Colder tonight.
Afternoon High 71
WIND: W 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy. Some rain possible late in the day, more likely Wednesday
night.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 60
WIND: NE 6-12

THURSDAY
Cloudy and cool with a chance of some light rain early in the day.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 55
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 58
WIND: E 5-10

SATURDAY
Increasing clouds.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 59
WIND: E 7-14

=========================================================
THINKING OF BUILDING A NEW HOME?
CONSIDER THE COST OF HEATING AND COOLING THAT HOME!

High winter heating bills surprised a lot of people last year and took a
deep bite out of many paychecks. There is a solution that cuts these
utility bills by up to 80% -- building your new home with ICF Technology, or
let us Spray Foam seal your existing home.

Our exterior walls can withstand 250 mile per hour winds, include furring
strips for sheetrock attachment, and create an almost soundproof
environment, all at no extra charge!

Come see us at the Spring Home and Garden Show, March 10-13, 2005.
Advanced Construction Design can do it all: basements, first floor, second
floor, and complete homes!

For more information please visit our website www.advancedconcretehomes.com
or call us at 205/980-8585.
=========================================================

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

Tonight on ABC 33/40:

6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm My Wife and Kids
7:30pm George Lopez
8:15pm According To Jim
9:00pm NYPD Blue
10:00pm ABC 33/40 News
10:35pm 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. Just
$95 per week!

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