ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday March 2, 2009
===================================================================
FREE HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO
MARCH 11

Are you ready to get fit? Get started by attending the free Health &
Wellness Expo on Wednesday, March 11 at Hunter Street Baptist Church,
2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover. The Expo is open from 3:00 to
6:00 p.m. at the church.
Princeton Hoover will provide free health screenings or information
about blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), bone density, glucose/
cholesterol, dermascan, vision, hearing and balance.
Medical specialists will answer questions and there will be
information about Sleep Study. The American Red Cross will provide
blood typing.
A back and shoulder massage chair will be available and participants
can try a free group fitness sampler class and tour the fitness room.
Visit http://www.hunterstreet.org or call the Church Office for more
information, 205.985.7295.
===================================================================

...Meteorological Spring Takes A Mulligan...

We weather humans count March 1 as the start of our spring season.
Sure, the calendars say it is the vernal equinox, around March 21st.
But March 1- May 31st more properly represents spring, especially in
the southern United States. We are going to allow Spring to take a
mulligan after an upper low caused the fresh season to shank one off
the tee yesterday. Spring promises to deliver more typical conditions
by the end of the week and the weekend. We are talking highs in the
70s! Upper 70s perhaps!

SNOWLESS STREAK FALLS: An amazing snowless streak came to an end at
Birmingham's official reporting station, the Shuttlesworth -
Birmingham International Airport, as two inches of snow fell on
Sunday. This put an end to a streak that had lasted over nine
years. It went into the record books as a 3,319 day streak. There
had not been measurable snow at the airport since January 28, 2000.
What made this streak remarkable was that it was 50% longer than the
other previous streak in city history.

PATCHY ICE THIS MORNING: Snowmelt, draining water and leftover slush
froze overnight even in areas where roads never became snowpacked or
improved as the afternoon sun warmed asphalt yesterday. Be prepared
for patchy black ice and frozen slush in spots during your morning
commute. Check for closings and road conditions before leaving. Take
it slow.

BIG EAST COAST STORM: New York City is bracing for possible blizzard
conditions and 8-12 inches of snow on Monday as the biggest East Coast
snowstorm of the year heads up the eastern seaboard today. Snow
will be ending around lunch in the D.C./Baltimore area, with storm
totals since last night around 8 inches. The City of Brotherly Love
is expecting 8-12 inches before it ends today. Boston is expecting
8-12 inches of sleet and snow.

COLD START TO THE WEEK: The circulation around the powerful low
pressure system roaring up the East Coast is pumping cold air into
Alabama from the north. Overnight lows plummeted into the teens and
lower 20s in many locations. Highs today will struggle to get out of
the 40s, despite near total sunshine. Lows tonight will look like a
repeat performance of last night, with teens and 20s again. Readings
will still be below average on Tuesday, with highs topping out in the
50s.

MODERATION BEGINS WEDNESDAY: Midweek will feature mostly sunny and
milder conditions. Highs on Wednesday will be in the 60s, with 70s
due back in here on Thursday as an upper ridge builds into the Deep
South and the subtropical ridge flexes its muscles off the east coast
of Florida. We could see upper 70s by Saturday! The subtropical
ridge will keep approaching weather systems at bay into the weekend.
There could a few showers Friday and Saturday, but they will be limited.

ON THIS DATE IN 1960: The Sand Mountain and Lookout Mountain areas of
North Alabama were struck by an ice storm which was the most severe in
memory for many local residents. There was heavy damage to trees and
power lines. Ice was still evident on March 6th in many communities
and as late as March 11th in higher elevation locations.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://cfc.abc3340.com/abc3340/7day.cfm
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

=========================================================
A NEW LAKE COMMUNITY

Horizons on Logan Martin Lake in Pell City, Alabama is a new lake
lifestyle community. As of this month, we have available for sale and
occupancy, 4 upscale town homes and 31 prime lake lots.

The community is unique in that there are 15 acres of common lake
property with 3000 feet of shoreline.

There is an 8 foot wide boardwalk the entire 3000 feet, ready
for your morning or evening walk. The clubhouse is complete
and includes an upstairs and downstairs great room and kitchen,
an exercise room, 12 foot covered porch all around, pool,
showers and much more.

You can buy your lot and plan your dream home and start enjoying all
the amenities today. Launch your boat on our private launch, dock at
your private space or just sit on the boardwalk and tan. Enjoy the
pool, take a shower before dinner and plan your own get together at
the 4000 square foot club house.
Check us out at http://www.horizonsloganmartinlake.com or call
ReMax Realty Pros at 205-884-6000
=========================================================

*******************************************************

TODAY
Sunny and cold.
Afternoon High 44
WIND: N 7-14

TUESDAY
Sunny, but still chilly.
Morning Low 23 Afternoon High 51
WIND: N 6-12

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and milder.
Morning Low 33 Afternoon High 63
WIND: SW 5-10

THURSDAY
Nice. Partly cloudy and warm.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 71
WIND: SW 6-12

FRIDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of a shower.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 73
WIND: SW 6-12

********************************************************

Tonight on ABC 33/40

6:00pm ABC3340 News
6:30pm Wheel of Fortune
7:00pm The Bachelor
9:00pm True Beauty
10:00pm ABC3340 News
10:35pm Nightline

*********************************************************
If you are interested in advertising on this E-Forecast, please
contact us at 205-985-9725 or bill.hardekopf@theweathercompany.com.
Ads reach over 30,000 subscribers each day, creating over 200,000
impressions each week. Just $95 per week!
To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ABC 33/40 E-Forecast, go here:
http://www.jamesspann.com/eforecast.html