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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday October 28, 2008
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ZOËS KITCHEN
HEY MOM, WHO'S COOKING DINNER TONIGHT?

Chicken Kabobs
8 kabobs served over a bed of rice pilaf with Zo?s Greek salad
and pita bread

Greek Chicken Marinara
4 sautéed chicken breasts topped with Greek marinara sauce
and melted parmesan cheese served over a bed of orzo with
Zo?s Greek salad and pita bread

Baked Chicken
Whole chicken marinated and baked with rice pilaf and roasted
vegetables of carrots, potatoes and onions (please call 90 min.
in advance of pick-up)

Patton Creek 205-989-4020 Homewood 205-870-1100
Summit 205-967-5800 Crestline 205-871-0060
Downtown 205-252-5200 Tuscaloosa 205-344-4450
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...Overdosing on Sunshine...

ANOTHER COLD, FROSTY NIGHT: We do not see much chance of rain at all
for the next 5 to 7 days. Instead, it would be a continuation of sunny
days and clear nights. Probably the main immediate concern is a frost
and freeze tonight, especially in the valleys. We posted a long list
of low temperatures on the 33/40 Weather Blog, but let me give you a
few samples of how cold it was this morning:

23 in Broomtown and Grantley (both in NE Alabama)
24 in Cottondale
27 in Millport and Hamilton
30 Helena, Tuscaloosa, Anniston and McCalla
36 Montgomery

The big high-pressure system that wasted no time moving down through
the central part of the country, was centered near Tulsa and Little
Rock this afternoon. The high will be over Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama by daybreak. The wind will drop off more quickly tonight. This
will allow overnight temperatures to be as cold or maybe a bit colder
than last night. Here in Central Alabama, we are calling for an
average low of 31. But we caution, this is not a one-temperature town
or even a one-temperature region because of the varied terrain. So,
this means some of the colder valleys will be well down into the 20s
tonight while some of the ridges will not even get down to freezing.
Still a good idea to protect from frost overnight. It should melt off
pretty quickly tomorrow morning.

Then we have moderating temperatures the rest of the week and mostly
sunshine. By Friday and Saturday, highs should be in the lower 70s,
but night will still be cool.

GLOBAL ROAMING: Today we take an imaginary trip to the huge country
of India. That big place covers 1.3 million square miles. The country
has a huge variety in weather due to the extremely varied terrain. The
landscape ranges from parched northern deserts to tropical rainforests
in the south. The Great Indian Desert covers the NW part of the
country and the huge Himalaya Mountains border the north. Remember, it
is not far north of the border until we find Mount Everest—the highest
mountain in the world. Causing many of the weather problems in India
is the Bay of Bengal. Big storms moving north have to rise when they
get into the high country. This permitted Cherrapunji, India to get
inundated by over 1,000 inches of rain in one year.

BACK HOME IN THE GOOD OLD USA: It was 6 above zero at Shirley Basin,
Wyoming and 28 below zero at Chandalar Lake, Alaska. In the Great
Smoky Mountains, it was 15 atop Mt. LeConte. How would you like to be
at Cape Romanzof where it was 24 degrees this afternoon with SE winds
to 60? Big storm in the NE USA. Saranac Lake in Upstate New York
expecting 6 to 10 inches of snow with over a foot in some areas.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly was 6 years old in
August. You would think she would be slowing down a bit. Not so. We
absolutely had the most vicious ballgame at midnight last night that I
have ever seen. In could not even throw the ball across the room
without her outrunning it. She would come back and slam the ball on my
foot and bark real loud several times. She got so excited that she
slammed the little bell on the back door 5 or 6 times in a row as hard
as she could meaning that she needed an urgent trip outdoors
(bathroom). So, we had a midnight walk. Life is never dull in this
little household. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Clear and cold with frost by morning.
Overnight Low 31
WIND: NW 4-7

WEDNESDAY
Sunny. A morning freeze is possible. Widespread early morning frost.
Morning Low 31 Afternoon High 60
WIND: NW 6-12

THURSDAY
Sunny. A cold morning, but a milder afternoon.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 70
WIND: NE 5-10

FRIDAY
Sunny and pleasant.
Morning Low 43 Afternoon High 72
WIND: E 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SE 5-10

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