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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday August 19, 2006
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Cloning. Same-Sex Marriage. Stem Cell Research.

We live in confusing times. Wrong is right. Right is intolerant.
Who is right?

Living Truth Conference will open the Bible for answers.

You are invited to attend Living Truth Conference 6:30 p.m.
nightly September 10-13 at Hunter Street Baptist Church.
It's for everyone who wants to know how to use the Bible to guide daily
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questions and most of all answers to issues that touch us deeply.

Visit http://www.TruthConference.org to register or find out more. Register
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...Another Hot One...

Thunderstorm activity was nearly non-existent on Friday as high pressure
aloft kept a lid on the atmosphere. With a good deal of sunshine,
temperatures soared into the 90s at all locations. Look for more of the
same today, with temperatures once again rising well into the mid 90s under
mostly sunny skies. Only a few clouds will form by afternoon. Chances of
any cooling showers will be nearly nil again today.

FRONT IN OUR FUTURE? A wavy frontal system extends across the mid-section
of the country this morning. For the time being, it is being held in check
by the upper level ridge of high pressure over the South. But by tomorrow,
that high will slide to the west and the upper air flow will turn to the
north over Alabama. This will allow the front to slide to the south towards
us. Timing will be everything. It appears that the front will approach
Alabama Sunday evening, producing showers and storms. The front will wander
down into the central part of the state and likely stall. As if usually the
case, how far south it sets up will define our shower and storm chances
until it washes out. For now, we will call for a continued chance of
showers and storms on Monday. There are indications that the best chance of
storms might actually occur on Tuesday or Wednesday. Building high pressure
may push the front to our south by Thursday, diminishing those rain chances.

BEACH BOUND? Only isolated storms today and tomorrow, but clouds and storms
will increase as we head into the new work week. Weekend highs will be in
the middle 90s, backing off a bit by Monday and continuing in the upper 80s
through much of the week.

TROPICS: The low pressure system east of Florida has never gotten its act
together. It should continue southwest and cross the Florida Peninsula over
the weekend and enter the Gulf of Mexico. It will be interesting to watch
as it moves over the warm Gulf waters, but no indications of any development
at this time. There is a mid level disturbance over the western Gulf and a
tropical wave just off the African coast. Note that the GFS tries to
develop some sort of low in the Gulf next week, moving it toward the Florida
Big Bend area.

ON THIS DATE IN 1992: Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami
were faced with a dilemma. A reconnaissance plane flying into then Tropical
Storm Andrew could not find a circulation center in the system located a few
hundred miles northeast of Puerto Rico. This meant that the system was
technically not even a tropical depression any longer, but forecasters knew
that the disturbance would be moving into an area that was favorable for
development. So, they were reluctant to downgrade Andrew to a tropical
depression, as that would create confusion. Andrew turned to the west and
strengthened over the next three days, making landfall as a category 5
hurricane in South Florida during the pre-dawn hours of August 24th.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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If You're Searching for Answers, Here are the Questions!"

Pastor Kip Laxson at First United Methodist Church of Alabaster helps tackle
difficult life--questions that Christians struggle with in his series "If
You're Searching for Answers, Here are the Questions!"
during August and September. Here is the schedule for the series:

August 13- If God is Love, why is there so much evil in the world?
August 20- Do miracles really happen in today's world?
August 27- How can I overcome my problems?
September 3- Aren't all religions basically the same?
September 10- I've heard that the Bible is filled with contradictions. Is
that true?
September 17- Are we really living in the "Last Days?"
September 24- Why does God need my resources to build His kingdom?

Alabaster First United Methodist Church offers a contemporary service on
Sundays at 8:30 AM and a traditional service at 11:00 AM. Sunday school is
at 9:45. The church is located at 10903 Highway 119 in Alabaster. For more
info, contact the church at (205) 663-0509.
http://www.alabasterfumc.org/
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TODAY
Partly cloudy and hot. Only a tiny chance of a cooling storm.
Afternoon High 95
WIND: Light

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and storms. Better chance overnight.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 5-10

MONDAY
Scattered showers and storms.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 90
WIND: W 5-10

WEDNESDAY
A continued chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 71 Afternoon High 90
WIND: NE 5-10

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