11.   Converging winds near a wavering front in the Carolinas will help cause heavier showers in the cool air over the Carolinas and southern Virginia on Tuesday afternoon.

12.   Converging winds near a strengthening low-pressure center will cause showers and some strong thunderstorms from the eastern slopes of the northern Rockies early Friday to the Dakotas Saturday night.

13.   Converging winds near a front from the northern Rockies to the central Plains will promote clusters of showers and thunderstorms.

14.   Converging winds near a stalled front will further enhance the rain, heightening the risk of local flooding through Thursday.

15.   Converging winds near the leading edge of dry air will ignite a band of strong thunderstorms that will move east from the southern Mississippi valley.

16.   Converging winds near the low pressure zone will lift the moist air, resulting in clouds and showers from the eastern Dakotas to the western Great Lakes.

17.   Farther south, converging winds near a wavering front will cause locally heavy thundershowers from the eastern Carolinas to Florida.

18.   He said winds near cities can be unpredictable.

19.   Hot weather, with record highs, in the Northwest will be accompanied by sunny skies and gusty winds near the Cascades.

20.   However, most of the rain will be light, converging winds near a low pressure center will cause some heavier rain over southeastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina.