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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Saturday April 18, 2009
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...Storms Tonight; Sunday...

Red sky in morning, sailor take warning is the old piece of weather
folklore. This morning is a prime example of how it works across
Central Alabama. Altocumulus clouds ahead of an approaching
disturbance to the west of Alabama glowed a beautiful red in the
morning sky at sunrise across the eastern part of the area as clouds
thickened to the west. This led to a brilliant daybreak scene. This
situation is what the saying is talking about. Departing sunshine to
the east, arriving clouds in the west foretells an approaching storm
system. Red sky at night, sailor's delight is the converse. Clouds
departing to the east with a nice sunset to the west foretells
improving weather. Doesn't work all the time, but this morning was
perfect.

INCREASING RAIN AND STORMS: A disturbance pushing east into Alabama
spread clouds and showers into the state this morning. The
precipitation was light. Hopefully showers will be departing at
kickoff of the Alabama spring game. Auburn could see a shower during
their game, but it will be short and light. Rain and storms will be
on the increase tonight as a warm front lifts northward. No severe
weather is expected. We could see a few storms forming on Sunday
afternoon as we will be in the warm sector of the low pressure system
to our northwest. A couple of them could become severe, but it
appears the best chance will be Sunday evening ahead of a cold front.
Even then, significant problems are not expected.

MONDAY AND BEYOND: A big upper low will cause clouds and Monday and
Tuesday, with a little lingering light rain. Temperatures trends are
moving toward colder with the low close by. Highs will only be in the
60s Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We could be in the 30s across much
of the area Wednesday morning. Hmmmm….

EWARN SERVICE ENDING: We are discontinuing our E-Warn service on
April 19… and asking all of our subscribers to head over to the new
National Weather Service iNWS service, which is very robust with more
options for you: http://inws.wrh.noaa.gov/. Like E-Warn, the service
is free and we have found it to be very reliable in recent weeks… give
it a shot. You choose a polygon for which you would like bulletins
sent to you by SMS or email. Just be aware that if you pick a large
area, you will get a LOT of warnings. You can also get Alabama watches
and warnings on Twitter through our E-Warn service there: http://www.twitter.com/ewarn

KIBBEE, GRAPE LEAVES AND SPINACH PIE, OH MY: The eleventh annual
Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival is today from 10 a.m. until 9:00
p.m. at Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church on the Southside (836 8th
Street South). Enjoy some fabulous homemade Lebanese food for lunch
or dinner. Take out or dine in. No admission charge! Shuttle will
be available from UAB lot 15R.

ON THIS DATE IN 1815: The city of San Francisco was nearly destroyed
by the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. 5 square miles,
almost two-thirds of the young city was destroyed. The fires lasted
for three days. The flames were fanned by an unusual easterly wind.
The earthquake measured 8.3 on the Richter scale. A total of 315
people died in the earthquake and fire with another 350 missing and
presumed dead.

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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2009 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 20-24
REGIONS PARK STADIUM in Hoover
For Tickets, call (800) 732-4849 (800-SEC-4TIX)
or visit http://www.southtix.com/secbb.html
For Corporate Hospitality Packages, call (205) 977-9335

Here's your chance to see the best college baseball in the country,
right here in Hoover, Alabama! See the top eight teams in the SEC
compete for the tournament title over the course of this five day
event.

Reserved seats are going fast so be sure to order yours today at
(800) 732-4849 or by logging onto http://www.southtix.com/secbb.html
Opportunities still exist to entertain employees, clients or friends
in the Corporate Hospitality suite. Call (205) 977-9335 to inquire
about the various corporate hospitality packages.

Mark your calendars to go to Regions Park Stadium, May 20-24
to see some big time college baseball.

The 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament
THE BEST COLLEGE BASEBALL IN THE COUNTRY!!
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TONIGHT
Band of showers moves eastward through mid-afternoon. Showers and
storms likely overnight.
Morning Low 56
WIND: S 10-18

SUNDAY
Breezy. Morning showers and storms. Scattered afternoon storms. A
line of storms during overnight. Severe weather possible.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 71
WIND: S 12-22

MONDAY
Cooler. A little light rain lingers.
Morning Low 49 Afternoon High 65
WIND: NW 10-16

TUESDAY
Cool with a chance of a little light rain or showers.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 64
WIND: NW 8-16

WEDNESDAY
A chilly start. Will have to monitor slight frost chance. Sunny but
cool day.
Morning Low 36 Afternoon High 68
WIND: NE 5-10

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