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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday October 1, 2008
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FANTASTIC MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD FESTIVAL!

On October 9th, 10th, and 11th, Saint George Melkite Catholic Church,
425 16th Avenue South, will sponsor its Annual Middle Eastern Food
Festival.

Come enjoy traditional delicacies and authentic folk dancing presented
by our church community. Listen to music performed by Amin and the
Sultans band of New York. Our menu features a variety of dinner plates
as well sandwiches, side orders of spinach and meat pies and pastries.

Tours of our beautiful Byzantine church will be offered.

Lunch will be served Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10:30 am to
2:00 pm; dinner from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Delivery available during
Thursday and Friday lunch with a $50.00 minimum for downtown and
limited areas. A drive thru service will operate from 11:00 am to 2:00
pm and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

For more info, go to http://www.saintgeorgeonline.org or call us at
252-5788
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...October Arrives With A Cool Change...

COOLEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON: A nice shot of cool air arrives right
on time as October begins, which happens to be my favorite month of
the year. The weather we expect for the next few days is what this
month is all about; sunny pleasant days with a cobalt blue sky, and
clear crisp nights that bring out the sweaters and jackets for the
first time this season. We expect a fresh north breeze today with a
high only in the mid 70s. Then, tonight, with a clear sky and
diminishing wind, we expect temperatures to fall quickly, and most
spots will wind up in the mid 40s by daybreak tomorrow. Friday morning
should be a few degrees cooler, and on both mornings some of the
normally colder valleys across North Alabama have a chance of reaching
the upper 30s, not too far from frost levels.

OUR WEEKEND: The dry air stays in place for the weekend, so we expect
beautiful weather on Saturday and Sunday; great for football, NASCAR
racing at Talladega, or anything else you want to do outside. Highs
will be in the 80 to 83 degree range, with lows well down in the 50s
both mornings.

A VERY DRY SEPTEMBER: Shades of 2007, Batman!! It looks like
September, 2008, will go in the record books as the 7th driest
September on record for Birmingham since 1900, 109 years of weather
records. The two driest September months with no rain recorded were
1903 and 1955. Our total for September 2008 was only 0.40".
We will mention some risk of showers early next week, especially
Monday night and Tuesday, but for now it looks like the primary upper
support will pass well to the north of Alabama, and moisture levels
will be limited, so don't expect a big rain event. October is normally
our driest month of the year.

TROPICAL WEATHER: Subtropical Storm Laura continues moving northeast
across the open North Atlantic; it is no threat to the U.S. mainland
or the Gulf of Mexico. And, in the far Southeast Gulf of Mexico and
Northwest Caribbean, disturbed weather continues, but upper air winds
will be harsh over the region and tropical storm formation is not
expected.

ROAMING FAR AND WIDE: Coldest spot in the U.S. yesterday was Anaktuvuk
Pass, Alaska with 9 degrees. Coldest in the lower 48 was Lake
Yellowstone, WY with 27. Hottest place was Death Valley, CA with 108.
Strong thunderstorms moved across much of the Florida peninsula during
the day, and a waterspout touched down near Key West.

ON THIS DATE IN 1893: Second major hurricane of the year strikes the
Bayou Country of South Louisiana. A total of 1000 people died in the
storm.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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

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FREE WORSHIP CONCERT OCTOBER 5 6:00 pm

Hunter Street Baptist Church invites you to a free worship concert
called Praise 150 on Sunday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m.

Praise 150 will include favorite songs and features the Hunter Street
choir and orchestra.
A new full-length studio worship album, SDG: Soli Deo Gloria, will
also be released that evening.

Hunter Street is located at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway (Highway 150) in
Hoover near Regions Park.

For information, visit http://www.hunterstreet.org or phone the church
at 205.985.7295.
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TODAY
Sunny, breezy, and much cooler.
Afternoon High 74
WIND: N 10-20

THURSDAY
Sunny with an early morning chill.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 73
WIND: N 6-12

FRIDAY
Sunny.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 77
WIND: NE 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 5-10

SUNDAY
Partly to mostly sunny.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 82
WIND: SE 5-10

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