51.   Ample sunshine is expected across much of the South from Texas to Georgia as high pressure builds over the Gulf states.

52.   Ample sunshine and a few puffy cumulus clouds will fill the sky across the Northeast and Middle Atlantic States as high pressure slides offshore.

53.   Ample sunshine and comfortable humidity will prevail Saturday in the Northeast as high pressure builds eastward from the Great Lakes states.

54.   An area of high pressure forming over the central United States should keep Roxanne moving west, he said.

55.   An autumnal air mass will encompass most of the Middle West and Northeast Tuesday as sprawling high pressure moves southeast from Ontario.

56.   An expansive high pressure area in the South and West will keep the rest of the nation dry and cool.

57.   An expansive ridge of high pressure will dominate conditions from the northern Plains to the Deep South.

58.   An expansive warm ridge of high pressure centered over the Gulf of Mexico, which has fostered recent heat, has also suppressed showers and thunderstorms.

59.   An exception, however, will be across interior New England where weak high pressure will bring partial sunshine and lower humidity.

60.   An expansive ridge of high pressure will extend from the Ohio, Tennessee, and Mississippi River Valleys to the Rocky Mountains.