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Afternoon Edition For Saturday October 28, 2006 ===================================================================
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...A Beautiful Saturday...

As expected, we got off to a cloudy start on this late October Saturday morning here in Birmingham, but the clearing was not very far away, and by 8:30, big patches of blue were showing up overhead. Of course, western sections cleared earlier and eastern sections had to wait a little longer.

The clearing line had reached the I-85/I-65 corridor south and east of Montgomery by 10:30 a.m. Mostly sunny skies will continue for the rest of the day. A gusty north wind occasionally topping 20 mph is transporting in cooler and drier air into the region, but temperatures should make the lower and middle 60s with the full sunshine.

YOUR FORECAST: Under clear skies tonight, temperatures will fall to around 40. Tomorrow should be a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and highs in the lower 70s. More clear and calm conditions tomorrow night with headings some 5-7 degrees warmer than tonight. Ditto for Monday, with highs making the middle and upper 70s under sunny skies. We will go ahead and issue a Perfect Weather Watch for Monday. Tuesday starts out partly cloudy and mild with a returning southerly flow. Skies should become mostly cloudy during the day and an approaching front could lead to late evening showers, continuing into Wednesday.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Daylight Saving Time begins for most of the United States at 2 am local time tonight. Note that the spelling is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight Savings Time, since daylight is singular. In the spring, clocks “spring” forward. In the fall, we “fall” back. SO set your clock back one hour before retiring tonight.

TROPICS: The tropical Atlantic continues to be quiet. There is a tropical wave over the eastern Caribbean. This is the time of year that we must watch out for development in that region. This disturbance should cross over Cuba and then move over the Bahamas. I do not expect it to become a tropical depression. We have had nine named storms so far, including five hurricanes. Two (Gordon and Helene) have been major hurricanes.

ON THIS DATE IN 1846: A group of inexperienced travelers is caught unawares by a major storm which dumped five feet of snow on the Donner Pass in California. Their wagons and cattle are trapped along with them and only 45 of the 79 people in the party survived the winter. The group came to be known as the Donner Party, apart of western folklore.

ON THIS DATE IN 1999: A newlywed bride was swept to her death as she and her fiancée took photographs of tremendous waves from a ferocious Pacific storm at Pacific Grove, California. The storm generated waves up to 27 feet high. The powerful storm swirled offshore for a day before moving inland, pounding Washington, Oregon and California with the tremendous waves.

Bill Murray bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Breezy sunshine this afternoon. Clear and cold overnight.
Morning Low 62
WIND: Light

SUNDAY
A cool start, but sunny and mild.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 70
WIND: W 6-12

MONDAY
Sunny. A little warmer.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with a chance of showers and possible, especially during the overnight.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 6-12

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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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