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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday October 27, 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)

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Summit 205-967-5800 Crestline 205-871-0060
Downtown 205-252-5200 Tuscaloosa 205-344-4450
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...A Dry Week Ahead...

A RISK OF FROST: A strong high-pressure system over the Central
Plains is pushing SE. It as a central pressure of 1040 milibars. You
probably could care less about that, but I am saying it to illustrate
that it is a stronger and colder high-pressure system than usual for
so early in the season. What does all of this mean?

It looks like a dry week of weather. Little or no chance of rain
before next weekend, even if then. Meanwhile, it will be almost all
sunshine for the next several days separated by clear, colder than
usual, nights. This afternoon the temperature was only in the 40s atop
Mt. Cheaha and in the low 50s across North Alabama with NW winds
gusting to over 25 mph at times. The dew point is very low.
Translation: low humidity. This means a significant increase in the
threat of woodland fires. The gusty winds are not favourable for
boating on lakes and rivers.

THE FROST DANGER: We are calling for an average low across Central
Alabama tonight around 34. Some of the colder valleys will be a bit
lower. However, believe the wind will not completely die down, so any
frost should be light and in protected areas. The high-pressure system
will be right over us Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. This will
give us a better chance of widespread frost and temperatures around
freezing. It is near certain that we will have some lows in the upper
20s in the valleys by Wednesday morning. Up in the valleys of NE
Alabama it could be 2 or 3 degrees colder than that. Finally, a
warming trend will start Wednesday afternoon and we should have highs
70 or better starting Thursday and going through the weekend. However,
we could get a resurge of cooler air by Sunday holding our high
temperatures into the upper 60s.

GLOBAL ROAMING: Getting downright cold in Alaska—even colder than
usual for them so early in the season. It was a bitter 34 below zero
this morning at Chandalar Lake, Alaska. It was 31 below at Bettles
where there was 9 inches of snow on the ground. The snow survey today
shows that virtually all of Alaska has a snow cover as well as part of
the Aleutians. A bunch of NW Canada also has a snow cover. It was 24
below zero at Alert, the northernmost weather station in Canada early
this afternoon. Down here in the lower 48 states where all the borders
rub against each other, it was 8 above zero at Pine Ridge, South
Dakota and Shirley Basin, Wyoming.

LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: Just another example of it at a ranch in
San Jose State of Northern Uruguay. A bolt of lightning hit a wire
fence one day last week and killed 52 cows. They were pressing against
the fence at the time. I remember a case a number of years ago where
about 15 cows gathered under a tree and were killed during a West
Alabama thunderstorm. Livestock naturally seek shelter in such places.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: My little 9-pound Molly sure does amaze
me. There are about 36 homes in our development with a walking track
all the way around and the backyards face the track. I believe she
knows every single house where there is a doggy and also where people
live that love her. She will often sit in the wet grass in the edge of
their backyard swishing her tail hoping they will come out and
belly-rub her. Yesterday morning, she had me out before sunrise and we
immediately had a delightful surprise. We met Jo-Jo, the beautiful
little white dog that we had not seen in at least six months and the
one that Molly originally wanted to marry. They approached each other
slowly and actually kissed for about 10 seconds. Then Jo-Jo turned and
ran back home through the hedgerow and Molly just sat there and cried.
I almost did also. Life goes on.

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

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TONIGHT
Clear and colder.
Overnight Low 34
WIND: NW 5-10

TUESDAY
Sunny. A slight chance of early morning frost.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 55
WIND: NW 10-15

WEDNESDAY
Frost and near freezing at daybreak. A sunny day.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 61
WIND: NW 7-14

THURSDAY
Sunny. A milder afternoon.
Morning Low 38 Afternoon High 70
WIND: E 5-10

FRIDAY
Sunny.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 72
WIND: SE 6-12

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