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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday October 2, 2008
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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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...Gradual Warming By Weekend...

NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT TEMPERATURE: A High Forest Fire Danger continues,
otherwise great weather. This was the coolest morning since last
spring over most of Alabama and would you believe the first report of
some frost. Mind you, the frost did not amount to much. It was
reported at Grantley in NE Alabama's Cleburne County. The observer
reported only a little light frost scattered in low areas and on a few
rooftops. That community also recorded the lowest temperature in the
state with 37. Most of the lows across Alabama were in the 40s and
some 50s. We have a long list posted on the 33/40 Weather Blog, but
here is a quick look at the five coolest:

37 Grantley
39 Broomtown
40 Scrougout
41 Lafayette, Remlap, Crossville
42 Russellville, Ashland, Munford, Valley Head

There were some scattered clouds over North Alabama during the night
and part of today. Actually, there was a small low-pressure area over
North Mississippi. That will tend to disappear and we should have
mostly sunshine through Sunday with some cloudiness returning on
Monday. We think most communities will be free of showers into early
next week. High temperatures will moderate to the mid 80s across
Central Alabama over the weekend.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Excellent weather for the high school games tonight
and Friday night. Comfortable temperatures in the 60s at kick off and
in the 50s in the second half. Same story for college football
tonight, as Memphis comes to UAB (TV-CBS CSN). Kentucky will be in
Tuscaloosa to play Alabama for a 2:30 kick off Saturday (CBS-TV). We
expect sunny weather with about 84 at kick off and in the 70s in the
4th quarter. Auburn will be in Nashville to play Vanderbilt with a
5:00 p.m. kick off on ESPN. Clear with 78 at kick off and in the 60s
in the fourth quarter. Trinity University from San Antonio plays
Birmingham Southern at noon Saturday in Regions Park. High temperature
during the game about 83. Great story about Trinity in the Birmingham
News sports section this morning.

OUR WEATHER WORLD: For a change we do not have to talk about tropical
weather. The only storm is out in the Pacific. Satellite photographs
show that almost ½ of Alaska now has a snow cover and also about ½ of
the Yukon Territory in NW Canada…cold temperatures this morning
included 28 at Stanley, Idaho nestled in the Sawtooth Mountains and 7
above zero at Arctic Village, Alaska…there was a freeze in the higher
elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains this morning with a low of 26
on Mt. LeConte.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Since I have taken over Molly walking,
it would be my luck to get forced out way before daybreak this morning
for a short walk. Later this morning, we went all the way. Halfway up
the track, a large black dog with a crooked tail that once wet my
pants leg and socks, came out of the hedgerow without his electronic
collar. It startled my Little Miss Molly and me, but she recovered and
actually rubbed noses with the big guy. For some reason, halfway
through the greeting they both got spooked with each other and
exploded in opposite directions. I almost got whiplash. Near the Old
Crow Motel we heard one of our old friends, an old crow, cawing for
the first time in months. That sure made the morning walk more
enjoyable. Life goes on.

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

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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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TONIGHT
Mostly clear and cool.
Overnight Low 49
WIND: Light

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 81
WIND: W 5-10

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 83
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 59 Afternoon High 85
WIND: S 6-12

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