After making landfall the storm was projected to accelerate rapidly to the Northeast, reaching New Jersey by late evening.
Meanwhile, clear skies were forecast for the Southern Plains as high pressure builds over the Southwest. A weak trough was expected to bring some cloud cover and a few showers to the northern and central Plains.
More hot weather was forecast for the West. Highs were to reach into the upper 90s and low 100s throughout California and the Desert Southwest.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Friday ranged from a low of 24 degrees at Lake Yellowstone, Wyo., to a high of 113 degrees at Thermal, Calif.