ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Thousands of spectators gathered at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, early Saturday morning to watch Phil the Groundhog make his annual weather prediction.<br/> <br />Punxsutawney Phil is said to have the "mythical ability of forecasting either an early spring or a long winter," according to the Groundhog Club's website.<br/> <br />On stage, the members of the "Inner Circle of the Groundhog Club," a select group of men dressed in tuxedos and top hats who plan the Groundhog's Day event, watched the groundhog "look for his shadow."<br/> <br />The tradition is if Phil sees his shadow, he predicts six more weeks of winter. If there is no shadow though, he predicts an early spring.<br/> <br />This year, the groundhog's "protector" Bob Roberts read Phil's prediction.<br/> <br />"And so ye faithful, there is no shadow to see. An early spring for you and me," Roberts said.<br/> <br />Groundhog's Day takes place each year on February 2, and this year marked Punxsutawney Phil's 127th prognostication.
