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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday May 24, 2008
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ISRAEL & NEW BREED, MARTHA MUNIZZI HEADLINE
"ONE CITY, ONE CHURCH, ONE STAGE" AT CITY STAGES

Last year, City Stages turned one of its main stages over to gospel
music for an entire day. This year "One City, One Church, One Stage"
returns with even bigger names for a full Father's Day of Christian
music.

Grammy award-winner Israel & New Breed and Stellar Award winner
Martha Munizzi are among the headliners for the second annual OCOCOS.

Also on the bill: Canton Jones, William Murphy, the Birmingham Mass
Community Choir and The Basement, who were responsible for one
of the most moving sets the Coca-Cola Classic Stage has ever witnessed
when they wrapped up the evening last year.

Tickets to the 20th Annual City Stages are on sale now at area locations
of Books-A-Million, Moe's and Publix, as well as all Ticketmaster
locations and ticketmaster.com.

Or, phone 205-715-6000 or 800-277-1700. More info at http://www.citystages.org

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...Summertime...

SUM, SUM, SUMMERTIME…It's summertime! At least in some folks' book.
Memorial Day generally is the unofficial start to summer for many. We
weather humans consider June 1 the start of meteorological summer. Of
course, our astronomical friends will insist that summer officially
begins on June 21st at midnight Greenwich Mean Time, which will be 7
p.m. CDT on June 20th, here in Alabama.

GOOD LOOKING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: The weather for this
Memorial Day weekend will be quite nice with warm and mostly dry
conditions through Monday. A little patchy fog will burn off early
today, giving way to a good deal of sunshine by late morning. It will
still be on the muggy side today with a small chance of an afternoon
storm.

High pressure over the upper Great Lakes will drop down
to near the Pennsylvania and Ohio border by Sunday morning. This high
will be the main feature in our weather through Monday. Temperatures
will be warm, with highs in the upper 80s all three days. Lows will
be in the 60s. Humidity levels will drop a bit tomorrow and Monday as
northeasterly winds bring in a little drier air.

BEACH BOUND: Great time to be at the beach. Partly
cloudy and warm with highs in the middle to upper 80s. Just a slight
chance of a shower or storm. Sea water temperatures are in the upper
70s to near 80, which is quite nice in my book.

BACK TO WORK: The folks who aren't heading to the beach
are probably heading back to work Tuesday. By then, the surface flow
will become more southerly and moisture levels will be on the rise
again. This moeans more humidity, and the return of a slight chance
of showers and storms. By Wednesday, high pressure over the Great
Lakes will be propelling a front southward toward Alabama. Right now,
the GFS is fairly bullish on rain and storm chances for Wednesday, so
we will call for just that. Thursday, the front will likely still be
in t he area with a continued chance of showers and storms developing
with the heat of the day. Scattered showers and storms will be the
norm as we head back into the weekend.

HURRICANE SEASON NOT FAR OFF: Don't look now, but the
Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1, or next Sunday. As if on
cue, the GFS paints a developing tropical system in the Northwest
Caribbean lurking stage left by next weekend. It has been amazingly
consistent in painting this possibility for a week now. It would
likely move north, and all bets are off this early in the game. The
latest runs have been picking South Florida up to Tampa as likely
areas to be affected. Good news: such a storm would not be strong.

ON THIS DATE IN 1973: :The Union City, Oklahoma tornado
was the first storm to be studied in detail by the National Severe
Storms Laboratory Doppler Radar Unit, as well as an armada of
researchers. Research of the radar data from the storm would lead to
discovery of the TVS – or Tornado Vortex Signature. The presence of
a TVS on Doppler radar data is a very strong indication of tornadic
potential in a severe thunderstorm. More about the event in today's
AlabamaWx.com blog.

Bill Murray
bill@integralhospitality.com

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2008 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 21-25
REGIONS PARK STADIUM in Hoover
For Tickets, call (800)732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX)
or visit http://www.SECsports.com
For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call (205)977-9335

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)977-9335 to inquire
about the various corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to Regions Park Stadium, May 21-25
to see some big time college baseball.

The 2008 SEC Baseball Tournament
THE BEST COLLEGE BASEBALL IN THE COUNTRY!!
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TODAY
Patchy morning fog, then partly to mostly sunny. Only isolated
afternoon storms.
Afternoon High 90
WIND: N 6-12

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny and warm. Humidity a little lower.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 88
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine. Warm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SE 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Small chance of an afternoon storm.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 88
WIND: SW 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny. A good chance of showers and storms during afternoon and
into overnight.
Morning Low 66 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 6-12

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