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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday May 14, 2007

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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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EXCELLENT WEATHER FOR LOCAL GOLF TOURNAMENT: Our best chance of
rain comes on Wednesday, but it is not an event for which you should
throw a street party. A cold front will be approaching Wednesday. A
band of showers and maybe some thunderstorms will occur in advance
and along the front. Here in Central Alabama we could see a few
showers Wednesday morning, but we believe the best timeframe will be
Wednesday afternoon and evening. Latest information points to a
lesser amount of rain than earlier expected. Some parts of Central
Alabama could receive ½ inch, but we believe most places will have
more like 0.30 to 0.40, but every little bit helps.

AFTER THE RAIN: Some very pleasant weather starting Thursday and
continuing through the weekend. Cool nights, less humid and not so
warm during the daytime. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s
Thursday and Friday and in the lower 80s on Saturday and Sunday.
Temperatures will fall into the mid 50s Thursday morning and as low
as the upper 40s Friday morning.

DRY AS A BONE: Despite the scattered heavy showers and storms
Friday afternoon and Friday night, it is still very dry over most of
the state. The rain deficit for Birmingham will reach 13 inches
tomorrow. This is the seventh month in a row that rain has been below
normal at Birmingham Airport. Only 5 months out of the last 17 have
been wetter than normal. We have received only 38.41 inches of rain
in the last 12 months from May 2006 through April of this year.
Normal is 54 inches.

THE WILDFIRES: We have introduced some haze and smoke to our
forecast for tomorrow. A southeasterly wind flow will be spreading
some smoke up across parts of Alabama from the SE Georgia and Florida
wildfires.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Will catch up on Molly adventures
later, but today I want to tell a story that should make all of us
enjoy our pets more while we have them. The story is about Roscoe, a
Boston Terrier that belonged to our great friends Edsel and Joyce
Freeman in NE Jefferson County. They had him for over 10 years. He
was a legend in their community. He became ill a few months ago and
it was necessary to have him put down recently. Edsel and Joyce took
that dreaded trip to see their vet in Blount County. The doctor asked
if they wanted to be in the room. Joyce could not handle that, so she
went out to the truck and started crying. They have a very
compassionate vet, Dr. Jeremy Edwards. He went out to the truck in a
few minutes, opened the door and hugged and consoled Joyce. Edsel had
already constructed a nice coffin for Roscoe, so they took him to
their farm in Blount County for the burial. When the Freemans moved
into their new home, there were still a lot of homes under
construction in that area. Roscoe would make a daily tour of where
the houses were being constructed and became friends with all of the
builders. They would give him treats and he would stay with them for
hours. Every time Edsel would drive up to Blount County to work on
his farm, Roscoe would ride with him. He would not let Edsel out of
his sight, as if he were trying to protect him. Roscoe also would not
come into the house unless specifically invited. He was a great dog
and probably treated people better than some humans. We must
appreciate our little ones more....

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Fair and mild.
Overnight Low 63
WIND: SE 5-10

TUESDAY
More sun than clouds. Some smoke and haze.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon 84
WIND: SE 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A good chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly
afternoon and evening.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 79
WIND: NW 7-14

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, cooler and less humid.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 76
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Sunny. A cool morning.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 78
WIND: NE 5-10

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