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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday May 23, 2007
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FARMER'S MARKET TIME IN CALHOUN COUNTY!

The Calhoun County Farmers Market and Buckner Saturday Market
will be open this week to provide local goods for your holiday enjoyment.
Locally grown produce and plants as well as home made goods and crafts
will be available.

The Calhoun County Farmers Market is on Wednesdays and Saturdays at
1702 Noble Street in Anniston. Arrive by 8 am for best selection.

The Buckner Saturday Market begins promptly at 8 am on May 26 and will
continue each Saturday, 8 am to noon, until our FallFest on October 13.

Information on each Market and the FallFest is available at
http://www.aces.edu/Calhoun or by calling 256-237-1621.
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...No Rain Around Here...

This is a new day, but we have an old forecast. Warm and dry weather
is the story again today for Alabama; today will be our sixth
consecutive day without a drop of rain. The low level winds are now
out of the southeast, and that most likely will bring some smoke into
this part of Alabama, coming from wildfires still burning over South
Georgia and much of the Florida peninsula. The smoke and haze will
filter the sunshine, but we still expect afternoon temperatures in the
85 to 90 degree range over most of the state.

To the east, cooler air will be pushing westward through the Carolinas
and Georgia, and that wedge will reach extreme East Alabama tonight
and tomorrow. The cooling won't be all that noticeable, however; the
net result will be that afternoon highs will drop a few degrees
tomorrow and Friday. The cooler temperatures will be near the Georgia
border.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: The warm and dry weather will continue through
the holiday weekend, with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 80s and
early morning lows in the 60s.

NEXT WEEK: The GFS continues to develop a tropical storm around the
Yucatan Channel around the middle of next week; it then moves the
system northeast across the Florida peninsula and into the Atlantic.
If this track happens to be correct, the bulk of the rain from the
tropical system will remain well to the south and east of Alabama. It
will, however, have the potential to bring beneficial rain to much of
Central and South Florida, which is also very dry. If a tropical storm
does form, the name will be Barry.

AT THE BEACH: No significant chance of rain for the Central Gulf coast
through the holiday weekend; afternoon highs along the immediate coast
will be in the 78 to 82 degree range, and the
sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab last night was 78 degrees.

NOAA HURRICANE OUTLOOK RELEASED: For the 2007 Atlantic hurricane
season, NOAA scientists predict 13 to 17 named storms, with seven to
10 becoming hurricanes, of which three to five could become major
hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher. An average Atlantic
hurricane season brings 11 named storms, with six becoming hurricanes,
including two major hurricanes. Climate patterns responsible for the
expected above normal 2007 hurricane activity continue to be the
ongoing multi-decadal signal (the set of ocean and atmospheric
conditions that spawn increased Atlantic hurricane activity),
warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and
the El Niño/La Niña cycle.

CHEWING THE RAG: Alabama's hottest spot yesterday was Muscle Shoals
with 91 degrees. Out west, however, up to 18 inches of snow will occur
in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and there will be numerous snow
showers, along with thunder and lightning, at Aspen, Colorado for the
next couple of days.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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2007 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT--THIS WEEK!!
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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TODAY
Mostly sunny and warm with some smoke and haze.
Afternoon High 86
WIND: SE 7-14

THURSDAY
Warm with hazy sunshine.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 7-14

FRIDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 84
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 86
WIND: S 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Continued warm.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 87
WIND: S 5-10

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