41.   Farther south, morning clouds will gradually break from southern New England to the central Appalachians.

42.   Farther west, clouds will slowly break in the Great Lakes as winds from the north bring a nip to the air.

43.   Farther south, clouds will break over central and southern California.

44.   Farther west, drier air will cause clouds to break near the Pacific Northwest coast.

45.   Farther south, clouds will break, yielding intervals of clouds and sun near the Middle Atlantic Coast.

46.   Flurries will linger near the Great Lakes, otherwise weak high pressure building into the region will cause clouds to break by afternoon.

47.   Friday, as the eye of Hurricane Irene passed over Key West, Fla., winds subsided and clouds briefly broke.

48.   In the Southeast, clouds will break in the wake of a cold front as drier winds develop.

49.   In the wake of the front, clouds will break as drier breezes from the northwest develop across the Northeast.

50.   In the wake of the front, clouds will break over the interior Middle Atlantic states.