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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday April 28, 2006
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"Weekend to Remember" Marriage Conference Coming To Birmingham!

The annual "Weekend to Remember" conference sponsored by FamilyLife,
designed to strengthen and improve marriages, will be held in Birmingham at
the Marriott Hotel on Highway 280 on May 5 - 7

Topics include threats to marital oneness, God's plan and purpose for
marriage, developing communication skills, resolving conflict, expressing
forgiveness and achieving intimacy.

Registration is $109 per person or take advantage of the group rate of $79
per person for five or more couples. The Marriott offers a reduced rate of
$95 per night for room accommodations.

The conference offers a money-back guarantee! For more information, call
800-FL-TODAY or go to
http://www.familylife.com/conferences/show_conference.asp#Birmingham
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THE ALABAMA STORY: And the story is one of change and possibly some
good news that the wet weather system is slowing down and we may not get as
much rain as earlier expected. Saturday looks mostly dry, although some
showers could show up later in the day. However, the better chance of
showers and maybe a thunderstorm will hold off until some point Saturday
night.

On Sunday, there could be a shower at almost any time, but not an
all day rain. There will also be some scattered thunderstorms. The mean old
weather models have backed off considerably on the extent and amount of rain
over the weekend. There is still some indication that a complex of
thunderstorms will move east along the Mississippi and Alabama-NW Florida
coast Sunday, which could rob some of the inland areas of moisture.

Also, we do not see a complete drying out for early next week, with
a slight chance of showers on Monday and Tuesday.

WEEKEND TEMPERATURES: For people at the Talladega Racetrack, highs
on Saturday will be in the mid 70s. There is a chance that some slightly
cooler air will be pulled westward from Georgia and keep highs on Sunday in
the upper 60s. We don't see any unusually warm weather for the next 5 to 7
days with most highs in the 70s.

LAST NIGHT'S CHILL: Won't see too many more cool morning like that
until next Fall. Here are a few lows around Alabama this morning. A more
complete list is on the ABC/3340 Weather BLOG.

37 in Hamilton and at Cullman Airport
38 in Black Creek
39 in Heflin and DeSoto State park
40 at Pinson and Centreville
41 in Ft. Payne and Ashville
42 in Jasper, Livingston, Crossville, Alabaster
43 in Wadley, Anniston, Alexander City
44 in Tuscaloosa and Montgomery
46 in Birmingham

FRIDAY NOTES: 16 was the coldest in the lower 48 this
morning at Marquette, Michigan...93 was the hot spot Thursday at Ft.
Lauderdale and at Pecos in West Texas...a moderate risk of severe weather
posted today for parts of Central Texas. A slight risk will shift further
eastward Saturday and by Sunday, a slight risk for much of Mississippi.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Wish me luck in Rook tonight. Our team
is about 600 points behind for the year. We only play one game that runs all
year. I need to shoot the moon tonight which will help us quickly gain 500
points...out before sunrise this morning and the chill sure did feel good.
The Old Crow Motel looked great silhouetted against the early light of
dawn...that old lady looks better than she did last year with more foliage
and healthier leaves. Little Miss Molly sure enjoyed her morning walk, but
for some reason she upset dogs from one end of the walking track to the
other. On the other side of the walking track, a new dog lives with Jo-Jo
and he has the strangest bark. It is a long lonesome howl which ends with a
quick high note like he has the croup. That sets off other dogs. This
morning the dogs, along with the birds, made me think I was at a square
dance. Life goes on.

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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TONIGHT
Fair this evening. Clouds increase late..
Morning Low 57
WIND: SE 5-10

SATURDAY
Variable cloudiness and windy. Chance of showers late. Better chance of
showers and storms at night.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SE 12-25

SUNDAY
Breezy with occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 56 Afternoon High 67
WIND: SE 12-20

MONDAY
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
Slight chance of showers. Better chance at night.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SW 6-12

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THE 2006 ALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
INDUCTION WEEKEND! MAY 20-22

The weekend festivities starts off on Saturday, May 20 with the Alabama
Sports Hall of Fame Foundation Reunion of Winners Celebrity Dinner and
Silent Auction featuring comedian Mike Rayburn at the Birmingham Sheraton
Civic Center Hotel.

The induction banquet for the Class of 2006 will be Sunday night, May 21 at
the Birmingham Sheraton Civic Center Hotel. This year's class includes Mia
Hamm, Mickey Andrews, Joe Ciampi, Jim "Peanuts" Davenport, the late Tim
Flock, Lionel James, Buddy McClinton and Bob Veale. Our Distinguished
American Sportsman for 2006 is Michael E. Stephens.

The Reunion of Winners Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, May 22nd at
the Bent Brook Golf Course.

Rub shoulders with Alabama's greatest sport heroes such as Gene Bartow,
Robert Brazile, Pat Dye, Kevin Greene, Lloyd Nix, Wimp Sanderson, John
Stallworth and many more.

The ROW events are the primary fundraisers for the ASHOF Outreach Program.
Through this program, more than 65,000 students statewide have been provided
the opportunity to visit the ASHOF and be inspired by some of our state's
and nation's most outstanding sports figures who are ASHOF Inductees.

For more information about the weekend of events call the Alabama Sports
Hall of Fame at 205-323-6665 or visit their website at http://www.ashof.org.
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