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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Friday March 20, 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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...Cool Tonight and Mild Saturday...

THE ALABAMA SITUATION: Very dry air covers Alabama, so the NWS has a
Red Flag Warning for a number of counties for possible wildfires.
Another feature of very dry air is that it cools quickly at night and
warms quickly in daytime. The air was so dry that the dew point was in
the upper teens over the northern section and as low as 15 in the
Birmingham area. Translation: this means that we could see some
scattered light frost in the low-lying areas by daybreak even as far
south as the Birmingham area. We are calling for an average low of 40,
but places like Pinson and other valley locations, especially in NE
Alabama, could have some mid and upper 30s. A rapid warm up comes
Saturday to near 70 in the afternoon and another day of bright
sunshine. By early next week, highs should be in the low to mid 70s.

NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN: We could see a few showers arriving Tuesday
night, but the better chance of showers and thunderstorms will be on
Wednesday. Some of those may still be around on Thursday and even a
few on Friday. During all of that time we may get around 1 inch of
rain, but we will estimate that more closely a little later.

In the clear, dry air last night, the temperature dropped to 33 at
Scrougout (in NE Etowah County) there was some scattered light frost.
It was 36 in Cullman and Vigo and 38 in Valley Head.

SNOW SURVEY: Only 14% of the lower 48 had a snow cover this morning
compared to 34% a month ago. Not counting the Rockies, you have to
travel all the way to North Dakota and the north half of Minnesota to
see a snow cover. That area is concerned about some significant
flooding due to some expected rain over the next several days and
temperatures in the 40s.

ROAMING: The hottest in the good old USA yesterday was 93 at Gila
Bend, Arizona. (That is pronounced Heela.) It is located in a bend of
the Gila River west of Phoenix, thus the name. Coldest this morning
was 7 at Doe Lake, Michigan. 43 below at Nuiqsut, Alaska with a wind
chill 65 below. Good old Deadhorse wind chill 66 below. 74 inches of
snow at Nome and 56 inches Whittier, Alaska.

LOOKING BACK: 77 years ago today the weather was sunny and tranquil
across Alabama. During that very early period of 1932, there was very
little indication of what was ahead. Next day on March 21, 1932, a
rash of major tornadoes in two waves destroyed communities in a number
of locations in Central and North Alabama. The death toll may have
been as high as 300 with 3,000 injured. We have a long story posted
about this on the 33/40 Weather Blog and Bill Murray will have a lot
more information over the weekend.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: I wish I could wave a magic wand that
would insure Little Miss Molly stay a puppy all of her life. She will
be 6 years old later this year and I cannot tell any difference in her
energy level than the day she arrived. She does have a little more
white hair mixed in with the black. I guess you call that a salt and
pepper type. I wish I knew how many miles we have walked around the
half-mile track. It would amaze you. I tried to be real good to her.
The number two in Pets 10 Commandments says, Please give me time to
understand what you want of me. Thanks to Terri Yearty for that. The
number three says, Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my
wellbeing. Life goes on.

J. B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Clear.
Morning Low 40
WIND: NE 3-6

SATURDAY
Sunny, a chilly early morning.
Morning Low 40 Afternoon High 69
WIND: SE 6-12

SUNDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 70
WIND: SE 7-14

MONDAY
A good supply of sunshine.
Morning Low 48 Afternoon High 72
WIND: S 6-12

TUESDAY
Partly sunny, breezy. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm
Tuesday night.
Morning 55 Afternoon High 73
WIND: S 10-20

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