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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday November 27, 2007

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A PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER: Not much excitement in Alabama weather over
at least the next 5 days. Remember this is our secondary severe
weather season and technically, the hurricane season does not end
until Friday. Consider the hurricane season over unless something most
unusual happens. We think we should be rain free until late in the
weekend. At one point, we thought our next rain would come in early
next week. Latest model runs tend to bring it in on Sunday.

Meanwhile, temperatures will be fairly typical for late November with
highs hanging out close to or just above 60 and lows mostly in the
30s. A cold front will approach the area Thursday but you probably
will not notice it very much. It will simply restock our region with
more cool, dry air. That should keep us dry at least through Saturday.
Mind you, we don't want to stay dry but at least the weather will be
ideal for early Christmas shopping and other outdoor activities.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: This old Earth sure can produce some interesting
weather. There is always something going on in some corner of the
world that is exciting. Statistics show that there are over 16 million
lightning storms on Earth every year. I am more afraid of lightning
than hurricanes, tornados, charging rhinos, coiled rattlesnakes,
alligators, and grizzly bears. A lightning bolt can heat the air
instantly to as much as 54,000 degrees F. That's enough to fuse soil
or sand into glass. No thunderstorms today within hundreds of miles of
me. Coldest temperature in the lower 48 states this morning was 13
below zero at Minot and Devil's Lake, North Dakota and Hallock,
Minnesota. The lowest in Alaska was 30 below zero at Beaver Creek.
Warmest yesterday was 86 at Ft. Myers, and Punta Gorda, Florida. In
the war zone in Iraq, the high in Baghdad over the next 5 days should
be consistently in the 60s and lows at night in the 40s. In summer, of
course, those high temperatures would be far above 100 with the
relative humidity as low as 5%.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I get sick all over when I hear reports
of dogs being mistreated like the dog that was skinned in Cullman
County yesterday. I simply don't understand. I would die immediately
if someone did that to my Little Miss Molly who is almost an extension
of me. I often get notes from our readers about their dogs that are
just as important to them as Molly is to me. Marion Hallmark, in
Tuscaloosa, is one of our daily readers. She has a 10 year old dog
named Gizmo and Marion said he still acts like a puppy. They visited a
good friend, Charlotte Barton, recently and they were amazed at how
energetic he still is after 10 years of age. If she does not play with
him, he will play by himself. I also think almost daily of Munchkin,
the dog that came up missing over 15 months ago in East Birmingham. He
was a major part of the Smith family in Tuscaloosa and a massive
search was launched. I believe they have a new dog now and I hope the
pain has eased somewhat. I gotta close this out and play with Molly.
Life goes on......

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

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CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT at AMERICAN VILLAGE
Fri., Nov. 30 and Sat., Dec. 1 from 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Give your family a memorable early American Christmas. The colonial
American Village in Montevallo is all decked out and aglow for
Christmas by Candlelight. Father Christmas leads the Grand Lighting of
the Village and a Family Christmas parade.

The Colonial Chapel resounds with Christmas music. Stroll down Village
lanes lit by hundreds of luminaries. Warm yourself by Washington's
army's crackling campfire, and warm your hearts by this unique
Yuletide experience.

Admission: $10 adults; $5 ages 5-17; free, 4 and under. PLUS.enjoy
the Wynfrey's Christmas Feast in the Barn. Just add $35 for adults,
13 and up, and $12.95 more for children's buffet. Reservations
encouraged.

Call 205-665-3535 or toll-free 1-877-811-1776 and Select Option 2
(Special Events). Website: www.americanvillage.org.

I-65 Exit 234. E-
mail: lhopson@americanvillage.org.
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TONIGHT
Clear and cold.
Overnight Low 34
WIND: N 3-6

WEDNESDAY
A good supply of sunshine. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 64
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. A little cooler.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 59
WIND: NW 6-12

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 62
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 63
WIND: E 5-10

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