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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday January 6, 2006
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EQUIPPED IN 2006

It's 2006! You got that hottest gadget to make your life easier, new clothes to make you look sharper, and you've made a New Year's resolution to be healthier. 2006 should be a great year. But what happens when the "new"
wears off?

Do these things prepare you for everything next year has in store for you?
Do you want to know how to be ready... more equipped... to handle whatever
2006 sends your way? If so, join us at Hunter Street Baptist this Sunday, January 8, as we are begin a new series called "Equipped."

Equipped is about knowing what you believe and how it affects the way you live your life.

Worship and Bible study times are 8:15, 9:30, and 10:45 a.m. Be sure to check us out on the web at http://www.hunterstreet.org or give us a call at 205.985.7295. Hunter Street is located at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover.

Start the New Year right--get equipped and know the Truth!
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...Colder Weather Returns...

Winter weather returns to Alabama today. Temperatures will struggle to reach the low 40s this afternoon along with a brisk northwest wind that will make it feel colder. Clouds will cover much of the state during the morning as a deep upper trough passes overhead. We will forecast some clearing by afternoon, but the clouds could very hang tough much of the day, especially over the northeast part of the state. A few patches of drizzle or flurries are possible this morning, but measurable precipitation is not likely.

With a clearing sky tonight, temperatures will drop quickly. Most communities will see lows down in the mid 20s early tomorrow.

WARMING UP AGAIN: A warming trend begins over the weekend, and we should be in the low 60s by Sunday, and mid 60s by Monday of next week. The weekend will be dry.

We will introduce the chance of showers late Monday and Tuesday of next week with a weak front moving into Alabama.. The best upper air support will remain north of the state, so amounts are not expected to be especially heavy.

LONG RANGE: The pattern favors changeable weather for Alabama through mid-month. The cold snaps we see should be fairly short-lived, and there will be some nice mild days in-between the cold periods. In fact, looks like we will enjoy highs in the 60s much of next week.

FIRE UPDATE: Wildfires are now mostly under control over Texas and Oklahoma, but weather conditions could bring the fires back over the weekend as a warm and dry wind will blow across those two states. Of Oklahoma's 77 counties, 33 have had fires, and the state emergency management center said damages had
surpassed the $10 million mark.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Breezy and cold. Morning clouds giving way to some afternoon sunshine.
Afternoon High 43
WIND: NW 10-18

SATURDAY
Sunny with a cold morning.
Morning Low 25 Afternoon High 53
WIND: SW 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 64
WIND: SW 7-14

MONDAY
Increasing clouds. A shower possible by Monday night.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 66
WIND: S 7-14

TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 59
WIND: NW 7-14

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