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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Friday April 17, 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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...Dry Weather For One More Day...

RAIN RETURNS OVER THE WEEKEND: We are still looking at a very nice
spring day across Alabama today; the sky will be partly sunny with a
high in the low to mid 70s. High cirrus clouds will advance into the
state during the day ahead of a storm system moving into the Great
Plains. This promises to make part of our weekend wet.

The sky will become mostly cloudy late tonight, and showers should
move into the western part of the state during the day tomorrow. At
this time, it looks like the best chance of showers tomorrow will be
generally west of I-65, although some rain could reach East Alabama by
mid to late afternoon. Then, rain and storms will be more widespread
statewide tomorrow night and Sunday. Most communities can expect one
inch of rain, but some places over Northwest Alabama could see around
two inches. In addition, a few strong storms will be possible Sunday,
but for now we don't expect a major problem with severe weather since
instability will be limited. But, we always have to watch any system
like this during mid-April. The rain will taper off Sunday night.

NEXT WEEK: We will begin the week with a mostly cloudy and cool day
Monday, thanks to a cold core upper trough over the Southeast U.S. A
little scattered light rain could linger into Monday morning,
especially over the northern third of the state. Temperatures will
have a hard time getting out of the 50s. The sky should clear on
Tuesday, and the rest of the week will be very nice with mostly sunny
mild days and clear nights.

A-DAY GAMES: The chance of rain at Auburn for tomorrow's A-Day game is
very small; the sky will be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the 65
to 68 degree range during the game (kickoff is at 1:00 at Jordan-Hare
Stadium). For the Alabama A-Day game in Tuscaloosa (2:00 kickoff at
Bryant-Denny Stadium on ESPN), a few showers are likely during the
game with temperatures hovering between 67 and 70; you will need to
take the rain gear.

ON THIS DATE IN 1979: Historic river flooding was underway in Alabama;
several tributaries in the middle of the Tombigbee River Basin and the
lower half of the Black Warrior River Basin had the highest discharges
in 80 to 100 years. Downtown Northport was underwater, and severe
flooding was in progress at Demopolis and Selma.

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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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TODAY
Partly to mostly sunny. Clouds increase late tonight.
Afternoon High 73
WIND: SE 6-12

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy with developing showers; becoming more widespread
Saturday night.
Morning Low 52 Afternoon High 68
WIND: S 7-14

SUNDAY
Breezy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 69
WIND: S 10-20

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy, breezy, and cooler. Some lingering light rain possible
during the morning.
Morning Low 46 Afternoon High 59
WIND: NW 10-20

TUESDAY
Clearing.
Morning Low 42 Afternoon High 64
WIND: N 7-14

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