ABC 33/40 E-Forecast

ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday March 14, 2009
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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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...Showers on the Way Out...

Greetings from Florida's Space Coast, where preparations are under way
for Space Shuttle mission STS-119, as the orbiter Discovery gets ready
to head to the International Space Station. I guess that I am a child
of the Space Age. I grew up, as many of you did, enthralled by the
Apollo missions. Spellbound by the fiery launches and glued to the
television set during dockings and reentries. One of my life goals
has been to watch a launch in person, and that may happen tomorrow
evening. At 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday evening, the 125th shuttle mission
is scheduled to lift off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space
Center. I will be on the beach watching.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS: Light to moderate rain was widespread across North
and Central Alabama overnight. Despite the extent of the rain,
amounts were not excessive. The only places that came close were
over West Central Alabama where Doppler radar estimates paint a three
inch picture between Columbus MS and Ethelsville. One and a half
inches or more may have fallen in an area over southern Lamar and
northern Pickens Counties. Other amounts through 11 a.m. included 0.76
at Birmingham, 0.77 at Tuscaloosa and 0.18 at Anniston. 1.76 fell at
Muscle Shoals. The rainfall for the year at BHM stood at exactly
normal at 11 a.m.

YOUR SATURDAY: A large, but weak surface low was crossing US-78 inn
Northwest Alabama at late morning, heading slowly northeast. It had
the requisite cold front in tow to its south. Ahead of the front,
some moderate to heavy showers were lined up and marching east and
southeastward. Ahead of the low, widespread light rain was
occurring. This feature is the player in our weather for today. Rain
will end from the west as the low and cold front pass your location.
Clouds are thick all the way back to eastern Oklahoma, and a few light
showers were showing up on radar over western Tennessee. It will
remain cloudy into the overnight. There will be a wide range in
temperatures today from around 50 in the east thanks to a bit of an
easterly wedge to lower 60s to the south.

TONIGHT AND BEYOND: The other player in our weather is a subtropical
high over the Bahamas. This feature is blocking the eastward and
southward progression of the cold air to the north. The southern
branch of the jetstream lies across the southern tier of states,
tapping moisture from the eastern Pacific. Disturbances in this flow
will continue to produce waves of rain along the frontal boundary that
will stall over South Alabama. As disturbances slide across in the
flow, waves of rain will spread back across the state. It could be
quite wet again overnight tonight and Sunday night in areas along and
south of the I-59 corridor. I am holding out that we may see a peek
of sun Sunday afternoon, but that may be a pipe dream. Sunshine
should be the rule from Monday right on through midweek. A weak front
will mean a slight chance of a shower on Thursday, but again, the risk
is small.

ON THIS DATE IN 2002: Dense fog caused a 125 vehicle pileup on I-75
in northern Georgia during morning rush hour. A truck crossed the
median and crashed into several vehicles. Thirty nine people were
injured and four people were killed in the chain reaction accident.
The accident site was about forty miles from the site of a Tennessee
fog-related chain reaction crash that happened in 1990 that killed
twelve people. Fog warning devices were installed after the 1990
crash.

Bill Murray
bill.murray@theweathercompany.com

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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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TONIGHT
Rain pushes to the south temporarily. Rain becoming likely again
overnight.
Morning Low 54
WIND: S/SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Rain likely during the morning. An afternoon peek at the sun?
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 61
WIND: S 5-10

MONDAY
A cloudy start, but quick clearing. Pleasant temperatures.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 70
WIND: N 6-12

TUESDAY
Sunny. An early spring preview.
Morning Low 47 Afternoon High 71
WIND: SE 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 5-10

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