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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday April 28, 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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....Welcome Race Fans...

Two of the biggest sports weekends of the year in Alabama are when
NASCAR comes to Alabama. Over one hundred thousand fans will flock to
the iconic track to take in the spectacle of white knuckle racing at
its finest this weekend. And the weather looks to be picture perfect!

MAIN EVENTTHROUGH TONIGHT: Regional radars are clear this afternoon.
In fact, the closest precipitation to Birmingham at mid-afternoon was
some light showers over the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee and
western North Carolina. A well developed field of stratocumulus
clouds covered the northern half of the state. Those clouds are
indicative of the relatively unstable conditions aloft with cooler air
over a warming layer near the surface. We can't rule out a few
instability showers and maybe even an isolated storm somewhere north
of I-20. And rain that does form will dissipate and skies will clear
with the loss of daytime heating this evening. Tonight will see
delightful lows again in the lower 50s. A few spots might make the
40s.

RACE SUNDAY: Tomorrow will dine bright and beautiful. A few clouds
will form during the day, but they will not kill the effect of near
total sunshine. Oh, your mom called. She said don't forget the
sunscreen as you head to the track. Temperatures will rise to right
around 80 or a little warmer in most locations and a nice northerly
breeze will be refreshing.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Surface high pressure will be in charge of Alabama's
weather through Tuesday. This means more fair,, fine weather with
warm temperatures by day and comfortable readings at night. A big
upper level low is off the coast of Baja California this afternoon.
That low will rotate slowly into the Southwest U.S. and over into the
Southern Plains by midweek. As it does, it will pick up on return
from from the Gulf of Mexico thanks to a sprawling high pressure cell
off the Atlantic Coast. It will bring some good rains to our west,
but the system will be weakening as it heads our way. In addition,
building high pressure over the Great Lakes will propel a cold front
our way from the north. This will bring a chance of showers by
Thursday. The morning run of the GFS is a little more excited about
the prospects for some more plentiful rains Thursday into Friday.
Let's keep our fingers crossed.

LESSONS FROM LA PLATA: The lessons learned are not new from the La
Plata, Maryland F4 tornado that killed four people: that established
office policies must be followed to facilitate communication of
critical information and ensure proper storm monitoring. Supercells
often display cycles of weakening and intensification Forecasters
should always be slow to downgrade from a tornado warning. The severe
thunderstorm warning issued at 6:45 carried the familiar line "Severe
thunderstorms can produce tornadoes with little or no advance
warning." This is important advice for all of us whenever severe
thunderstorm warnings are issued: always be weather aware!

Bill Murray
billmurray@worldnet.att.net

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

http://www.alabamawx.com
Weather Party: http://www.weatherparty.com

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2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 23-27
REGIONS PARK (formerly the Hoover Met)
For Tickets, call (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX)
or visit http://www.SECsports.com
For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call (205) 262-2832.

Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country,
right here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC
compete for the tournament title over the course of this five day
tournament.

Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800) 732-4849 or by logging onto http://www.SECsports.com.
Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends in
the Corporate Hospitality suite. Call (205) 262-2832 to inquire
about the various corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to Regions Park (formerly the Hoover Met),
May 23-27 to see some big time college baseball.

The 2007 SEC Baseball Tournament. It Doesn't Get Any Better!
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TONIGHT
Skies become clear overnight.
Overnight Low 50
WIND: Light

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. A cool early morning, a warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 80
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A warmer afternoon.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 83
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny and warm.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of a shower toward morning.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 5-10

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