1.   Clouds, cool northeasterly breezes and few sprinkles will linger near the Outer Banks of North Carolina in the wake of a low pressure area offshore.

2.   Increasing northeasterly breezes will send moisture toward the southern Appalachians where intermittent snow, sleet and freezing rain will develop during the day.

3.   Intermittent snow will be accompanied by cold northeasterly breezes from the western Plains to the central and northern Rockies.

4.   Within eight hours of the start and with the fleet still beating up the Gulf in a freshening northeasterly breeze, News Corp was narrowly ahead of Tyco.