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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Tuesday March 3, 2009
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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.
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...Warmer Days Ahead...

A SLOW WARM-UP: The average high for March 3 in Birmingham is 63; are
will be at least ten degrees below that level today, but warmer than
yesterday when the high was only 44. Very dry air remains in place;
dewpoints will drop into the single digits today, so the sky will
feature maximum available sunshine. After another cold night tonight,
a more pronounced warming trend begins tomorrow afternoon as we rise
into the low 60s. That warm-up continues through the rest of the week,
with low 70s Thursday, and mid 70s on Friday. A few scattered clouds
will show up by Thursday and Friday, but we expect the weather to
remain dry.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: What a difference a week makes. This past weekend we
were playing in the snow; Saturday of this coming weekend will be
flirting with 80 degrees as the big thaw continues. Sunday will also
be very mild with a high well into the 70s. A few showers could show
up by Sunday near the Mississippi border, but the weekend at this time
looks generally rain-free.

MARCH PREVIEW: Welcome to March. March marks the start of both
meteorological and astronomical spring. It is definitely a time of
transition in Alabama. As the days lengthen and the sun moves higher
in the sky, average temperatures start to climb. The average high in
Birmingham at the start of the month is 62.

By month's end, the average daytime high is 70. The average low at the
start of the month is 39. By March 31st, the average is 45. The
warmest it has ever
been in March was 90 on March 21st, 1907, as Birmingham was in the
middle of an unusual heat wave. March is the wettest month of the year
in Birmingham.
On average, 6.10 inches of snow falls in the Magic City. The 15.80
inches that fell in march 1980 is the most ever recorded in the third
month of the year. It occurred during a month of flooding. It rains on
11.0 days on average, which ranks third behind July at 12.4 days and
January at 11.2 days.

BIG SNOW FOR THE EAST: A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy
snow and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast
yesterday, sending dozens of cars careening into ditches, grounding
hundreds of flights and closing school for millions of kids. The
devastating effects of the storm were seen up and down the coast. A
crash caused a 15-mile traffic jam in North Carolina, forcing police
and the Red Cross to go car-to-car to check on stranded drivers. The
storm was blamed for 350 crashes in New Jersey, and a Maryland
official counted about 50 cars in the ditch on one stretch of highway.
This is the same system that brought snow to Alabama Sunday.

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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
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TODAY
Sunny and cool.
Afternoon High 51
WIND: N 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny and warmer.
Morning Low 28 Afternoon High 61
WIND: S 5-10

THURSDAY
Partly sunny with a mild afternoon.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SW 5-10

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. The warming trend continues.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 6-12

SATURDAY
A good supply of sunshine. A warm afternoon.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 78
WIND: SW 6-12

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