11.   Despite the unprecedented warmth of recent days from the Plains to the Eastern states, meteorologists would say that winter has begun.

12.   Dry weather could reduce the size of Central American harvests beginning in September, meteorologists said.

13.   Favorable weather in Brazil is expected to ensure planting progress throughout the weekend, meteorologists said.

14.   Except for the region around Indonesia, on the western side of the Pacific, the water will almost certainly be cooler than normal this year, meteorologists say.

15.   Federal meteorologists say that moist air flow should begin in a few more weeks.

16.   For now, meteorologists say Dennis should miss land altogether.

17.   Later that day, a meteorologist said it was a weather balloon.

18.   Meteorologists said a trough of air north-northwest of the storm kept it from turning north and put it on a direct course for Brunswick and New Hanover counties.

19.   Meteorologists said that, as they had cautiously forecast, Floyd seemed to be turning more to the north, good news for Florida.

20.   Meteorologists say that New Orleans is perhaps the most vulnerable city in the nation when it comes to hurricanes.