31.   Hot weather will persist across the southern Plains, with isolated thunderstorms bringing brief, spotty relief to a few parts of Texas and Oklahoma.

32.   Hot weather will persist from the southern Plains to the interior West.

33.   Hot weather will persist over most of the southern Plains and Southeast.

34.   Hot weather will persist over the southern Plains and much of the Southeast.

35.   Humid weather will persist across much of the Deep South.

36.   Hot weather will persist over the Southwest.

37.   If the cold weather persists, spot natural gas shortages, which occurred last year, could return this season, sending prices soaring, traders said.

38.   In contrast, warm weather will persist in much of Florida with ample sunshine.

39.   In the West, very warm weather will persist.

40.   Inclement weather will persist in California and much of the central Rockies.