ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday June 21, 2008
===================================================================
YOUR CITY. YOUR MAGAZINE.

Birmingham Magazine is the Birmingham region's guide to smart living
and savvy business, a monthly handbook to great people, places and
things. Recipes and restaurants. Art openings and concerts. Fashion
and shopping. Great stories about people making an impact. Well-
rounded. Insightful.

Whether you live in Trussville or Calera, Birmingham magazine can
give you the information you need to really enjoy life in the
metropolitan area.

We'll point the way to the great sale at that shop you didn't know
existed, suggest a great meal at one of the city's best restaurants,
and introduce you to a neighbor who is changing lives for the better.

A great city. A great magazine. Published every month just for you.
Visit http://www.bhammag.com Subscribe today at our special rate, 12
issues for $10.
===================================================================

...Scattered Showers and Storms...

GREETINGS FROM PORTLAND: It has been a fun week of
mountains, rain forests, powerful rivers, pounding surf, beautiful
beaches, wildlife, city scenes…and baseball. Read more about my fun
week in the Pacific Northwest in today's version of the Alabama
Weather Blog.

YOUR WEEKEND: On the weather maps across the U.S. this
morning, we find a large upper ridge in the West, with a deepening
trough in the East. The Southwest is baking in extreme heat with
triple digit readings common once again today. The airmass over
Alabama made a dramatic switch overnight from unusually dry to
typically moist for early summer. An upper level disturbance that is
migrating eastward just to our north and a decent low level inflow
will enhance our shower and storm chances through the morning hours.
More showers and storms will develop later in the afternoon with a
little daytime heating. Temperatures today will top out in the lower
and middle 80s thanks to the increased cloud cover and precipitation.
Showers and storms should be on the wane tonight behind the passing
disturbance and Sunday looks to be mainly dry as a ridge of high
pressure builds into Alabama. Readings will be a few degrees warmer
tomorrow.

THE WEEK AHEAD: Another upper disturbance will slide by
in the northwesterly flow located just to our northeast as the trough
sharpens over the eastern United States. This will bring a chance of
showers and storms for Monday. In the wake of this system, slightly
cooler and drier air should keep us dry Tuesday and Wednesday. The
trough will begin to ship out by the latter half of the week and we
should seem a return to the regular summer rhythm of isolated daily
afternoon and evening thunderstorms.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS? The only house on one block that
survived the EF4 tornado in Manhattan, Kansas a few days ago was
struck by lightning and burned early Wednesday morning.

TROPICS: Nothing going on in the Atlantic right now.
The season started off with a bang right at the start with Tropical
Storm Arthur forming just as the system made landfall in Belize on May
31st. Since then, the tropics have been quiet, as one would expect so
early in the season.

ON THIS DATE IN 1948: The General Manager of the
Wichita, Kansas Chamber of Commerce was upset with the local Wichita
Weather Bureau office for using the word tornado in a forecast. An F2
tornado had cut a six mile path southeast of the city. Van Auken and
members of the Chamber were upset that the Weather Bureau's reports
would be picked up in other cities and create negative publicity for
their city. Van Auken incorrectly believed that tornadoes were rare
in Kansas. He asserted that the word tornado should not be used in
forecasts and warnings because it would frighten away potential
industrial development. Obviously, the Chamber was more interested in
their economy that saving lives.

Bill Murray

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog:

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

=========================================================
HELP US FIND "FOREVER FAMILIES"
FOR ALABAMA'S FOSTER CHILDREN

Heart Gallery Alabama helps find families for the 270+ children
currently in Alabama's foster care system who are waiting for
their "Forever Families."

Heart Gallery, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, recruits professional
photographers to capture the unique spirit of each child. They
interview the children and place their images and voices on a website
(http://www.heartgalleryalabama.com) and in traveling exhibits
throughout the state where prospective adoptive families can learn
more about them. Heart Gallery Alabama has helped find a
permanent home for 70 children.

Statistics show that children with involved fathers are more confident,
better able to deal with frustration, more likely to mature into
compassionate adults and to have a higher self esteem.

In honor of Father's Day, we ask that you consider becoming a
permanent home for a child. Or consider making a tax-deductible
donation to help our mission. Any donation will help us find
permanent homes for these children.

Please call (205) 445-1293 or http://www.heartgalleryalabama.com
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Afternoon High 83
WIND: S 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Only a few showers and storms, more numerous east and
south of Birmingham.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 87
WIND: NW 6-12

MONDAY
Partly sunny. .
Morning Low 62 Afternoon High 88
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Temps rising.
Morning Low 64 Afternoon High 91
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Morning sun. Just a few isolated afternoon showers.
Morning Low 67 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

********************************************************

Tonight on ABC 33/40:

6:00pm ABC3340 News
6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm Camp Rock
10:00pm ABC 33/40 News
10:35pm Law and Order, SVU

*********************************************************
If you are interested in advertising on this E-Forecast, please
contact us at 205-985-9725 or bill.hardekopf@theweathercompany.com.
Ads reach over 28,700 subscribers each day, creating over 200,000
impressions each week. Just $95 per week!To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ABC 33/40 E-Forecast, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/eforecast.html