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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Saturday March 7, 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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...Welcome Davis Cup Fans...

IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU IN BIRMINGHAM: The Magic City welcomes tennis
fans from around the country and world this weekend as the United
States team takes on Switzerland in the first round of the Davis Cup.
While the weather in Birmingham was nearly perfect outside the BJCC
Arena, the match in Benidorm, Spain between the Spanish team and
Serbia had to be called off Friday when 60 mph winds damaged the venue.

PERFECT WEATHER WARNING: Every year, I look forward to issuing the
first perfect weather warning of the year. A perfect weather warning
is issued when high temperatures are expected to be between 72-78 with
a good supply of sunshine. We should meet those parameters this
afternoon as a strong subtropical ridge to the east of Florida
continues to pump moisture northward into Alabama. After a cloudy
start, sunshine should grow through the morning hours until skies are
mostly cloudy. After daytime highs in the 70s, overnight lows tonight
will be in the middle 50s.

SPRING FORWARD: Don't forget to set your clock forward an hour
before heading to bed tonight as daylight saving time officially
begins. Sunday will start off cloudy again, with sunshine gradually
returning through the day. Highs will top out in the 70s again. A
disturbance will be moving through the Plains states and into the
Midwest during the day. A few showers may edge into Northwest
Alabama, but the subtropical high should protect us here in Central
Alabama from the associated frontal system.

A NEW WORK WEEK: The front will try to edge close on Monday,
bringing another round of showers and perhaps storms to mainly far
North Alabama. The
front will sag a little further south on Tuesday, keeping a chance of
showers in the forecast mainly north of I-59. Temperatures will
continue to be well above normal with highs in the 70s and lows in the
50s. The front will stall into North Alabama on Wednesday, allowing
some cooler air into the state. It will become the focus for a period
of wet weather that will last into Saturday or perhaps even Sunday as
a series of disturbances will spread rounds of showers and storms
across the state.

IN BIRMINGHAM THIS WEEKEND: The 28th annual Mulberry Canoe and Kayak
Festival will be held on the Mulberry Fork of the Warrior River this
weekend. It will be perfect weather for the races, food and games.
There is a fabulous exhibition of Leonardo DaVinci's Machines at the
McWane Science Center, as well as a great new IMAX film.

VOODOOLAND: Looking out long range on the GFS reveals there will be
a few more wet weather systems the weei of th 16th, which is spring
break for many here in Central Alabama.

ON THIS DATE IN 1996: 6.5 inches of snow fell at Boston,
Massachusetts on this date to bring its seasonal to 96.4 inches -- the
city's snowiest winter in 105 years of record keeping. The old record
was 96.3 inches set in the 1993-94 winter season. Now all major cities
along this East Coast had broken their seasonal snowfall records in
the 1995-96 winter season.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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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
Partly cloudy, warm and breezy.
Afternoon High 77
WIND: S 10-18

SUNDAY
A mix of sun and clouds. Slight chance of a shower over Northwest
Alabama.
Morning Low 55 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 10-20

MONDAY
Cloudy at times. Widely scattered showers north and west.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SW 10-15

TUESDAY
Breezy and mild. Small risk of a shower.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 77
WIND: SW 10-20

WEDNESDAY
A good chance of showers and storms.
Morning Low 57 Afternoon High 68
WIND: W 10-18

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