1.   After a cold dawn, a warming trend will develop over the Plains States and northern Mississippi valley as winds from the southwest increase.

2.   Clouds will gradually break over Middle Atlantic States as winds from the southwest increase.

3.   Heat will increase over the Plains and Midwest as breezes from the south and southwest increase.

4.   Hot, humid air will surge from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast as breezes from the southwest increase.

5.   In the East, a strong warming trend will develop from the lower Mississippi Valley to the west slopes of the Appalachians as breezes from the southwest increase.

6.   Milder air accompanied by plentiful sunshine will surge from the northern Rockies into the Plains and northern Mississippi valley as winds from the southwest increase.

7.   Mild air will surge north along the Atlantic Seaboard as breezes from the southwest increase ahead of the cool front.

8.   The hot air mass will surge temporarily into the southern Great Lakes on Thursday as breezes from the southwest increase ahead of a cold front.

9.   The Middle Atlantic states will be partly to mostly sunny and mild as breezes from the southwest increase.

10.   The Northeast will become warmer and a bit more humid Wednesday as winds from the southwest increase.