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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday January 23, 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
of car you drive? Success in business? Our culture says these things
are important.but have you considered what God's Word has to say?

At the Iron Man Conference, January 30-31 at Hunter Street Baptist
Church, men will discover what it means to be a man--from God's
perspective.

Iron Man is for all men, single or married, high school juniors to
mature adults. It is for men, by men on Friday night (includes dinner)
and Saturday morning (includes breakfast) with teacher Don Whitney
and Hoover High School Football coach Josh Niblett. Be equipped,
challenged and sharpened to be the man God has created you to be.

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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...The Warm-Up Continues...

HEADED FOR THE 60s: The big thaw continues today; most Alabama
communities will rise into the mid 60s this afternoon. If we reach our
projected high of 64 today, that will make this the second warmest day
so far in 2009 (our warmest day was on January 6 when the high was
72). The air remains relatively dry, and we expect a partly sunny sky.
Clouds will increase tonight, and a few showers could ease into West
Alabama in advance of an approaching front.

SOME RAIN TOMORROW: That front will bring a few periods of light rain
to the state tomorrow, but with very limited moisture and weak
dynamics, we figure rain totals will be light; mostly in the 1/4 inch
category. Tomorrow night the front will be near U.S. 80, where it will
become nearly stationary for the rest of the weekend. That means the
best chance of rain Sunday will be south of Montgomery, and even in
that part of Alabama rain totals should be light and spotty.
Temperatures will be cooler over the weekend in the wake of the front,
with a high mostly in the low 50s tomorrow and Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: At this time our weather looks generally dry for the first
half of the week. The high will stay in the 50s on Monday and Tuesday,
but warmer air spreads in here on Wednesday and Thursday with highs in
the 60s. A cold front will bring a chance of rain at the end of the
week on Friday (one week from today, January 30).

LONG RANGE THOUGHTS: The upper air pattern will keep any seriously
cold air from invading Alabama during the next 7 to 10 days, but we
note cold air is building again in Alaska and the northwest part of
Canada; Arctic Village, Alaska dropped to 42 degrees below zero, and
computer models are hinting at another Arctic connection for the
eastern U.S. in the February 5 to 15 time frame. Bottom line is that
winter is far from over. In fact, we remind you that our biggest snows
on record here have come in March, and even during the first week of
April. Keep the cold weather gear handy.

STORM ALERT 2009: Just about time to kick off our annual severe
weather awareness tour across Alabama. We will announce the schedule
for Storm Alert 2009 in a few days; we hope you can join us if we will
be in your community this year. This will be the 12th year for the
tour, and expect it to the best year yet!

ON THIS DATE IN 1935: The Blizzard of 1935 dumped a wide swath of snow
from Florida to New England. The snowfall came from two storms that
struck back to back. Snowfalls of one foot or greater were measured in
New York City, Boston and Portland, ME. Fifty-two inches fell at
Winthrop MA. . Thousands of jobless men were hired by the Home Relief
Program and the Federal Relief Administration to shovel snow for 25
cents an hour.

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

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TODAY
Partly sunny with a mild afternoon. Clouds increase tonight.
Afternoon High 64
WIND: SW 10-18

SATURDAY
Cloudy and cooler with a few periods of light rain.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 53
WIND: N 7-14

SUNDAY
Cool with a mix of sun and clouds.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 50
WIND: NE 5-10

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 53
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 34 Afternoon High 55
WIND: SE 5-10

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