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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Thursday January 22, 2009
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IRON MAN CONFERENCE IS JANUARY 30-31

What does it mean to be a man? Is it how much money you make? The kind
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At the Iron Man Conference, January 30-31 at Hunter Street Baptist
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and Saturday morning (includes breakfast) with teacher Don Whitney
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Deadline to register is January 25. Visit http://www.HunterStreetIronMan.org
to register. Hunter Street Baptist Church, 2600 John Hawkins Parkway
in Hoover, 205.985.7295.
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...Headed for the 50s Today...

TEMPERATURES TRENDING UPWARD: The very cold Arctic air that has been
over Alabama will finally begin to moderate today; we expect a high in
the 50s this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine. The warming
trend continues tomorrow as we are forecasting highs in the 60s with a
partly sunny sky.

SOME WEEKEND RAIN: Clouds will increase tomorrow night, and we expect
a few periods of light rain on Saturday thanks to a cold front slowly
passing through. With limited moisture and weak dynamics, we figure
rain amounts of around one-quarter of an inch can be expected. With
the rain and a persistent cloud cover, temperatures won't make it past
the mid 50s on Saturday.

The front will stall out somewhere over Central Alabama Saturday
night, and it looks like the most widespread rain Sunday will be over
the southern half of the state. Still, clouds will linger over North
Alabama and we will mention some risk of scattered light rain Sunday
along the I-20 corridor. That chance of scattered light rain will
continue into Monday as the front pushes slowly northward as a warm
front.

Next week, it now looks like our weather will be dry and mild on
Tuesday and Wednesday as the warm front stays north of here; the best
chance of rain on these days should come over Tennessee and Arkansas.
Later in the week, a dynamic storm system is showing up on medium
range computer guidance that has the potential to bring a significant
rain event by Thursday or Friday (January 29-30).

A COLD MONTH: Low temperatures in Birmingham during the last 10 days
averaged 24 degrees. The average low for mid-January is 32. Records
from the Birmingham Airport show a low of 16 yesterday morning and 12
on January 16. Temperatures have been below freezing on 9 out of the
last 10 mornings.

FRIGID FLORIDA: Low temperatures from the Sunshine State yesterday
morning included 22 at Jacksonville and Crestview, 27 at Pamana City,
28 at Destin, 29 at Daytona Beach, and 32 at Daytona Beach. The low at
Miami was a chilly 42; there was even a chill in the air at Key West
where the low was 53.

EXTREMES: Warmest place in the nation yesterday was Santee, California
with 89 degrees. Coldest spot was Arctic Village, Alaska with 38 below
zero. Coldest in the continental U.S. was Watertown, New York with 26
below zero.

ON THIS DATE IN 1904: An unseasonable F4 tornado leveled the northern
part of the Hale County town of Moundville just after midnight,
killing thirty seven. The tornado reportedly glowed with a
phosphorescent glow. An engineer on a northbound Great Southern train
saw the destruction right after it occurred, and backed his train
twelve miles in reverse to the town of Akron, where he sent a telegram
for help.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Sunny and warmer.
Afternoon High 56
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly sunny and mild.
Morning Low 41 Afternoon High 63
WIND: SW 7-14

SATURDAY
Cloudy and cooler with a few periods of rain.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 54
WIND: NW 7-14

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy and cool. Some scattered light rain, mainly south of
Birmingham.
Morning Low 39 Afternoon High 51
WIND: N 5-10

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy. A small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 44 Afternoon High 57
WIND: SW 6-12

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