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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday September 28, 2006

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BILL BRYANT MEMORIAL SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT
Benefiting the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Alabama

Saturday, September 30, 2006 beginning at 9:00 AM Tannehill Sporting Clays

Enjoy a wonderful day honoring the late Dr. Bill Bryant and take part in a
great Sporting Clays Shoot. All the money raised benefits the FCA in North
Central Alabama.

$125 per person. Lunch and carts will be provided to all participants.

From Birmingham, take I-59 South to Exit 97. Go left on Highway 11 toward
Tuscaloosa. It is located on Highway 11 on the left, one-half mile after you
pass the Route 5 intersection.

For information, contact Mark Stiff at 205-296-5675
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COOL NIGHTS, BUT A NICE WARM UP LATE IN WEEKEND: There were some
showers and even a few thunderstorms in progress over extreme NE
Alabama this afternoon. They will move on to the SE and they should be
east of our area by tonight, so we are calling for clearing and cooler
for tonight. It looks as if we will have an extended period of dry
weather going all the way through the weekend and into the first part
of next week. Saturday morning should be one of our coolest mornings
since last spring. We look for an average low across Central Alabama
around 46. Some of the cooler valleys across North Alabama could
easily see 40. By Sunday and Monday, afternoon temperatures will
rebound to the mid 80s. (See our day-by-day forecast for all of the
details.)

TROPICAL WEATHER: Tropical Storm Isaac is on the scene, but he too
will be an Atlantic storm passing well east of Bermuda and then
curving north and NE over the cooler waters of the North Atlantic. He
probably will not even become a hurricane.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: In Columbia tonight for the South Carolina-Auburn
game, there is a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Temperatures will be falling into the 70s. Down in Gainesville for the
Alabama-Florida game Saturday afternoon, temperatures will peak around
86, but with dry weather. UAB has homecoming Saturday night at Legion
Field hosting Troy. It should be dry with pleasant temperatures
falling into the 60s.

OUR INTERESTING WORLD OF WEATHER: Did you know that the Mississippi
River transports more than 200 million tons of sediment per year past
New Orleans and into the Gulf of Mexico? That big river drains an
estimated 40% of the lower 48 states and even parts of Southern
Canada. It still fascinates me that rain that falls on Birmingham goes
to the Gulf of Mexico via Mobile Bay, while the rain in extreme North
Alabama, places like Huntsville, takes a long, long detour and goes
through New Orleans. Their rain has to go up the Tennessee River to
Cairo, Illinois and then down the Mississippi…water is very important,
not only in weather, but to human existence. That point was driven
home one day when we stopped at a small restaurant and service station
during a dust storm in a remote area of SE New Mexico. We had to pay
40 cents for a glass of water with our meal, but only 25 cents for a
quart of oil for our car…a sign of the time, it was 10 degrees at noon
at Alert, in North Canada, near zero forecast tonight!

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly and I have signed a
timeshare agreement for our recliner. She put her paw print on the
contract. She gets 75% usage and I get 25%. Actually, she gets more
than that, because when I am taking a delightful power nap in my
recliner, she jumps up on the footrest and cuddles right up against my
leg. We were out at sunrise this morning for a delightful walk. As we
passed the Old Crow Motel, it was silhouetted by the sunrise. The
scene was even more beautiful because of some altocumulus clouds and a
contrail from a jet plane. Thomas Kinkade would have loved that…I am
still amazed that the biggest dog in the community used my left leg as
a fireplug yesterday after his leash was wrapped around my ankles and
I could not move. He is an unusual dog. His tail always angles to the
right like a leaning telephone pole. He also has an operatic voice
like Pavarotti and his bark sounds like a human screaming. No wonder
Molly panicked. Life goes on I hope until I can reach the age of
Methuselah. I sure hope Molly can stick around a long, long time
also.....

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clearing and cooler.
Overnight Low 48
WIND: NW 5-10

FRIDAY
Sunny and cooler.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 73
WIND: N 7-14

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. A chilly early morning.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly sunny, breezy and warmer.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 83
WIND: W 10-16

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A warm afternoon.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 86
WIND: SW 6-12

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