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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday April 11, 2009
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ELEVENTH ANNUAL LEBANESE FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church
April 17-18, 2009 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Get Homemade Lebanese Food Lunch and Dinner April 17 - 18
Easy Friday Lunch -- Fast Service in/out in minutes -- Take out or
dine in. For really fast service come early or late. We serve food
the whole day. You can also have food delivered to your place of
business for Friday lunch. Click on our website below for a full
menu and further details.

Expanded Silent Auction and Live Band from New York, back by popular
demand, each evening. Shuttle service Friday and Saturday night from 5-9
from UAB Lot 15R on 10th Avenue South next to Epic School. Follow the
signs.

All this and there is No Admission Charge. 25% of all proceeds go to
charities other than St. Elias Church.

For more info and a complete menu, visit our website at:
http://www.stelias.org/festival_2009.html
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...More Storms Ahead...

National Weather Service Survey teams from Huntsville and Birmingham
are out and about on this Saturday, investigating damage in areas that
experienced severe weather on Friday. BMX teams are in Montgomery,
Elmore, Tallapoosa, Lee and Russell Counties.

EASTER FORECAST: Clouds greeted the day over the northern half of
Alabama this morning thanks to the upper low that brought yesterday's
stormy weather. The clouds will gradually erode this afternoon,
giving most areas sunshine. South of Shelby County, sunshine has
prevailed all morning. This will lead to a wide range of temperatures
this afternoon. Highs will range from the middle 60s to middle 70s.
Tonight will feature clear and cool conditions with lows in the 40s.
Easter sunrise services will be crisp and clear. With lots of
sunshine Sunday morning, temperatures will quickly rise into the 70s.

SUNDAY NIGHT STORMS: Clouds will begin to increase Sunday afternoon,
ahead of our next storm system, another strong upper level system that
will be swinging our way. The upper system will induce the
development of a surface low over the Arklatex by tomorrow afternoon.
As it does, our winds will increase and it will be very breezy by
sunset. A stray thunderstorm might may it into Alabama late tomorrow
afternoon, and showers and storms will be increasing from the west
during the evening hours. Storms should intensify through the
overnight hours as upper levels winds increase and we could see some
severe weather overnight, although the best chances will be over
Southwest Alabama.

MONDAY SEVERE WEATHER: After the Sunday night thunderstorm complex
moves through, we will see clearing skies Monday morning. That means
that instability levels will be on the rise again. This will lead to
a threat of severe weather again Monday afternoon and evening ahead of
a cold front. Monday will be a day when we will have to monitor the
threat of severe weather.

REST OF THE WEEK: We had thought that there would be some rain and
thunderstorms by late in the week, but the development of a blocking
pattern over the U.S. Skies should turn sunny on Tuesday and
Wednesday looks nice. There could be a few showers on Thursday, but
it looks like our next storm system will come in late on Saturday into
Sunday.

ON THIS DATE IN 1815: The Tambora volcano on the island of Sumbawa
in Indonesia, which had begun erupting on the 5th, erupted violently
on the 11th and 12th. Only 26 of the 12,000 inhabitants on the island
survived. Ash from the volcano caused day to be as dark as night in
Java. It was one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions of all
time. It was more powerful that Krakatau and 200 times more powerful
than Mount St. Helens. The ash would encircle the globe, reducing
sunlight by as much as 15-20% worldwide. Global temperatures dropped
as much as 7 degrees C, resulting in the Year Without a Summer in
Europe and parts of North America in 1816. The Tambora eruption came
during a decade remarkable volcanic activity. It was one of three
major eruptions between 1812 and 1817 including Soufriere on the
island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean in 1812 and Mayon in the
Philippines in 1814.

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

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REMEMBER AND REJOICE!
Come worship at Hunter Street this Easter!

Remember. Two "Remembrance" worship services will be offered
during Passion Week. These services will focus on Christ's sacrifice.
The Lord's Supper will be served. The first service will be held
Thursday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. The second will be held
Friday, April 10 at noon.

Rejoice! Celebrate Christ's resurrection on Easter morning, April 12.
The service times are 7:00, 8:05, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Hunter Street Baptist Church is located three miles west of the
Riverchase Galleria at 2600 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover.

Visit www.hunterstreet.org or contact the church office,
205.985.7295 for more information.
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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 48
WIND: N 8-16

SUNDAY
A clear, cool morning. Winds and clouds increase late in the day.
Storms arrive overnight.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 74
WIND: NE/SE 6-25

MONDAY
Morning showers. Perhaps another round of storms during the afternoon.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 74
WIND: SW 15-30

TUESDAY
Becoming mostly sunny.
Morning Low 54 Afternoon High 74
WIND: NW 8-16

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny.
Morning Low 50 Afternoon High 75
WIND: SW 6-12

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