ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday April 5, 2007
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CONNECT 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
APRIL 28 IN HOOVER

Connect 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament is coming to Hoover on
Saturday, April 28. This is a competitive tournament for guys and
girls ages middle school through adults. Games will be played on
the parking lot of Hunter Street Baptist Church, 2600 John Hawkins
Parkway in Hoover. Five eligible players will have a chance at the
$10,000 Hot Shot competition!

Players, invite family and friends to the Family Fun Zone, for games,
face painting, food, music and more!

Register today at

http://www.connect3on3.com/HunterStreet

Connect 3 on 3 is sponsored by Hunter Street Baptist Church,
WJOX 100.5 FM, Buffalo Rock, The Stewart Organization, ABC 33/40,
Bruce Business Products, The American Red Cross, Jason's Deli and
Princeton Hoover Medical.
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...Freezing Temperatures This Weekend...

Unusually cool weather is our headline for the next five days; quite a
contrast to the record warmth we experienced during the last half of
March. A deep upper air trough will form form over the eastern half of
the United States today, and that will open the door for Arctic air to
invade the Deep South as winter makes one more run at us. Even with a
good supply of sunshine today, many North Alabama communities will
fail to reach the 60 degree mark today. The air will be even colder
tomorrow over and over the Easter weekend, and we will have a good
potential for a freeze Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning. We are
forecasting 28 degrees Saturday morning, 26 Sunday morning, and 30
Monday morning. Of course, temperatures will vary from neighborhood to
neighborhood; it all depends on elevation, wind, and cloud cover.
Valleys should be a few degrees colder, while the ridges will be a
little warmer. But you will need to protect tender plants, flowers,
and other vegetation on all three mornings if they can be damaged by
freezing temperatures.
It is interesting to note that if we reach our forecast low of 26
degrees Easter Sunday morning, that will tie the record for the
coldest temperature recorded in Birmingham during the entire month of
April. And, remember weather records here go back to the 1880s. The
only time we have been as cold as 26 degrees during April was way back
on April 11, 1973.
DRY FOR A WHILE: The chilly air moving into the southern U.S. will be
very dry in the low levels, and despite a few cloudy periods tomorrow
we don't expect any rain through Monday of next week. Despite getting
some rain during the pre-dawn hours yesterday, we are still very dry,
and the National Weather Service has issued a "Red Flag Warning" for
Alabama, meaning the fire danger is high. Humidity levels today will
be 25 percent of less over much of the state. The current rain
deficiency for the 2007 in Birmingham is 9.46", and that figure will
be well over ten inches by early next week.
At this time it looks like the next good chance of rain around here
will come around the middle of next week, especially on Wednesday
April 11. In fact, the medium range computer guidance is suggesting
that we might have a setup for strong to severe thunderstorms with a
deep upper trough interacting with an increasingly unstable airmass at
that time.
THIS IS SPRING? The high yesterday in Chicago was only 32 degrees; in
Bismarck, North Dakota the high was a frigid 24 degrees. Garrison,
North Dakota reported a low of only one degree yesterday morning as
Arctic air continues to flow southward into the continental U.S.
Blizzard warnings were in effect last night for parts of northern
Michigan, where 3 to 6 inches of snow was likely with winds gusting to
50 mph at times. Winter storm warnings are in effect today for much of
New England, where additional snow amounts of 4 inches or more are
likely.

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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"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 4 - 6

It's never too early or too late to make your marriage flourish.
Experience a weekend that will make a difference for a LIFETIME!
Whether you want to take your relationship to the next level or you are
hovering on the brink of disaster, God has a plan filled with hope and
purpose for a lifelong partnership. Don't miss out!

Regular registration is $119 per person. Use the Special Key Code
"Weather" to receive a $20/person discount! Also, the Marriott offers a
reduced rate of $101 per night for those who desire room accommodations.

The conference offers a money-back guarantee! For more information, call
800-FL-TODAY or go to http://www.familylife.com/conferences/marriage.asp
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TODAY
Sunny and cool.
Afternoon High 58
WIND: N 10-15

FRIDAY
Breezy and cooler with a mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 56
WIND: NW 10-20

SATURDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. A morning freeze is likely.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 55
WIND: N 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Another morning freeze with record low temperatures.
Morning Low 26 Afternoon High 58
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Another cold morning, but a nice daytime warm-up. Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 30 Afternoon High 63
WIND: SE 5-10

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