21.  Earlier last week, winds from the southwest pushed tepid surface waters out to sea.

22.  During the fall and winter, the lakes assume the role of cloud factories as streams of chilly air are heated and moistened after crossing their tepid waters.

23.  Farther north, snow showers will develop near the Great Lakes as Arctic air is moistened by evaporation from relatively tepid waters.

24.  Farther west, some moderately heavy snow squalls will develop downwind of Lake Superior and northern Lake Michigan as cold air pours over relatively tepid waters.

25.  Father east, waterspouts are possible over Lakes Erie Ontario as a pocket of very cold air several thousand feet above the surface drifts over relatively tepid water.

26.  Frigid air knifing into the Northeast via the Great Lakes is tempered by tepid waters, taking the edge off Arctic chill.

27.  Heavy snow falling near the coast of the Pacific Northwest is unusual, given the moderating effects of the relatively tepid waters of the Pacific Ocean.

28.  Humidity will start to increase as air moistened over the tepid waters of the Gulf of California continues to press northward.

29.  In Texas, there only alternatives are shopping malls and the increasingly tepid waters of outdoor pools.

30.  Later Tuesday night, thunderstorms with fitful snows affected some areas downwind of the eastern Great Lakes as cold air moistened in transit over tepid waters.