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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday October 5, 2006

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FALL FEST IN ANNISTON!
Saturday, October 28, 11 am to 5 pm
Fun for the whole family!

Come enjoy our Fall Farmers Market, our Plant Sale, a Quilt Show,
a Pumpkin Patch, and a Bantam Chicken Show. We'll also have
hayrides, a cake walk and live music

And contests for people of all ages--contests for Canned Goods,
Arts & Crafts, a Horseshoe Toss and a good ol' fashion
Chicken-Que contest.

Admission is just ONE DOLLAR and it's free if you wear a
Halloween Costume!

It all takes place at the Buckner Arts and Exhibit Center at
412 Buckner Drive in Anniston

Contact the County Extension Office for more information
and to register for contests. 256-237-1621

http://www.aces.edu/counties/Calhoun/MG/Temp/CountyEvents1.htm
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COOLER DAYS AHEAD: This will be our last day of the October 2006 heat
wave in Alabama. A significant cold front will pass through the state
tonight, and will bring some risk of thunderstorms. Most of the
showers and storms on the front should be over the northeast part of
the state, and even there they will be widely spaced. The storms that
do form, however, could be on the strong side this evening. All of the
showers will be gone late tonight.

TOMORROW: We could begin the day with post-frontal clouds, especially
over the eastern two-thirds of the state. We expect the sky to clear
from west to east during the day, and temperatures will be
significantly cooler. We have dropped our forecast high tomorrow to
73, but parts of northeast Alabama could very well hold in the 60s all
day with a chilly northerly breeze. This will be quite a change from
the summer-like temperatures over the last few days. We expect
excellent weather for tomorrow night's high school football games,
with a clear sky and temperatures falling from the 60s into the 50s
during the games.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK: Delightful fall weather will headline our weekend
forecast; we expect lots of sunshine tomorrow and Sunday with very
comfortable temperatures. Early morning readings will be in the low
50s, with possibly some upper 40s for the cooler valleys. Highs on
Saturday will be in the 75 to 80 degree range, with highs between 78
and 82 on Sunday. The humidity will remain low, and needles to say
this means great weather for NASCAR fans headed to the Talladega
Superspeedway for race weekend.

At this point much of next week looks relatively dry; although a few
showers could show up Wednesday night or Thursday. Temperatures next
week should be near normal for mid-October in Alabama.

ACROSS THE FRUITED PLAIN: Coldest spot in the "lower 48" this morning
was Hibbing, Minnesota with 26 degrees; up in Alaska the community of
Eagle dropped to 25. Hottest place yesteday was Gila Bend, Arizona
with 103.

NO MOLLY STORY TODAY: Sorry, but we had to borrow J.B. Elliott today;
he will return tomorrow. I am actually writing this discussion from
our mobile weather center, Storm Chaser 33/40, as we head south down
I-65. J.B., Brian Peters, and I attended a "Southeast Weather
Partners" workshop in Huntsville this morning, which was excellent.
Members of the media, Emergency Management Agencies, the National
Weather Service, and some in the research community were together
looking at ways to make the warning process better. I love these
meetings where we can exchange ideas and learn something new. Thanks
to Andy Kula at the National Weather Service in Huntsville for hosting
us; we got a nice tour of their facility in Huntsville while we were
there. I better wrap this up; we are about to stop at the Top Hat BBQ
in Blount Springs for a special lunch treat!

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TONIGHT
Isolated evening thunderstorms.
Overnight Low 58
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Breezy and much cooler. Clearing by afternoon.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 73
WIND: N 8-16

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine with a cool morning.
Morning Low 51 Afternoon High 78
WIND: E 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 80
WIND: E 5-10

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 80
WIND: SE 5-10

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