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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Tuesday May 19, 2009
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FARMER'S MARKET TIME IN CALHOUN COUNTY!

The Calhoun County Farmers Market will be open this week to
provide local goods for your Memorial holiday enjoyment. Locally
grown produce and plants as well as home made goods and crafts
will be available.

The Calhoun County Farmers Market is open on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 1702 Noble Street in Anniston. Arrive by 8:00 am
for best selection. The Buckner Group market at Zinn Park will
open later in the summer.

For information on our Farmer's Markets, "Lunch and Learn"
educational series or other events, visit www.aces.edu/calhoun
or call 256-237-1621.
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...Looking Southward...

GULF OF MEXICO HOLDS THE KEY: Forever and forever, the Gulf of Mexico
has been a major player in Alabama climate and weather. For sure it
has more influence on our weather than any body of water in the entire
world. So, it is not surprising that we give our old friend, The Gulf,
a lot of respect and attention.

Our weather all the way through the weekend will depend on
developments in the Gulf. Here is the situation. Already a low-
pressure system was over South Florida and the Keys. By tomorrow
morning, it will be over the SE Gulf and moving generally westward.
Thursday will find that low directly in the center of the Gulf and by
Saturday it may approach the Mississippi/Louisiana coast. Not to be
overlooked is an upper-low that will move from the SE Gulf of Mexico
tomorrow and move generally NW and pretty much become difficult to
identify by Friday.

So, what does all of this jumbo-mumbo mean? I try not to get deep into
discussions like this, because most people want to know yes or no on
rain and what the temperature will be. We look for our current
excellent weather to continue through Wednesday. If your plain old
everyday weather had categories like tornadoes and hurricanes, this
would easily be a 5. The humidity will still be low tomorrow with lots
of sunshine. A few showers may show up later Thursday. It appears our
better chance of showers and thunderstorms will be on Friday. We now
believe that Saturday will not have as many, because of the low
passing off to the SW.

TOP OF THE LINE WEATHER TODAY: I was out driving around NE Jefferson
County this morning and even distant ridges were sharp and clear.
There was virtually no haze. Just the right amount of wind and low
humidity and the temperatures were perfect. Again today I placed a
long list of
low temperatures on the BLOG and again here is a small sample:

38 Broomtown
39 Millport, Russellville Airport
40 Muscadine, Scrougeout, Hamilton
41 Cottondale, Russell Cave National Monument
43 Cullman, Pinson, Argo
45 Holly Pond, Jasper, Sylacauga, Wadley
48 Anniston, Albertville, Cordova, Guntersville
49 Birmingham

THERE IS NO DROUGHT IN HOLLY POND: The ABC 33/40 Skywatcher reports
13.07 inches of rain so far in the month of May. If it were to keep
that up, they would have a year supply in only two months. Of course,
that will not happen, but a big percentage of Alabama is in good shape
with rain amounts.

AROUND GOOD OLD NORTH AMERICA: 5.87 inches of rain in the last 24
hours at Daytona. A blistering 118 for a high in Death Valley
yesterday. Cold spots this morning included 22 at Saranac Lake, New
York and 27 at Eagle, Alaska. Whittier still has 21 inches of snow.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: Little Miss Molly is enjoying a very
quiet and peaceful day. Only her two owners are here. Last night she
almost never got to sleep because of too much in-house noise. Last
night I ate supper in my comfortable chair. Little Miss Molly begged
and begged, hopped up in my lap and had her nose only 3 inches from my
mouth. She was giving me that pitiful look and I had to turn my head.
She has also learned to smack her lips when I am eating. I could not
slip her any food, because the majority owner had me under
surveillance. Little Miss Molly sure did look puzzled, but life goes
on even with a disappointed little puppy.

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

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2009 SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
MAY 20-24--THIS WEEK!
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 this week
to see some big time college baseball.

The 2009 SEC Baseball Tournament
THE BEST COLLEGE BASEBALL IN THE COUNTRY!!
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TONIGHT
Clear and cool.
Morning Low 53
WIND: E 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Sunny and pleasant. Breezy at times.
Morning Low 53 Afternoon High 80
WIND: E 10-18

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Windy at times. A chance of an afternoon and night
shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 81
WIND: E 12-22

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 77
WIND: E 10-20

SATURDAY
Windy with scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 81
WIND: SE 12-25

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