FNUS71 KBUF 151734 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1234 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1230 EST ON FEBRUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION WILL PROVIDE FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH A HIGH NEAR 30 WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOUTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING UNDER 10 MPH. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS STORM COULD BRING A VARIETY OF WINTRY WEATHER...THEREFORE EXACT PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE STORM TRACK BECOMES BETTER DEFINED. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 32 (FAIR). TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 5 9 16 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............29 30 31 31 31 29 RH..............58 54 52 51 52 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 SMK DISPERSION..31 32 32 32 30 28 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 23 (FAIR). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........27 29 31 37 35 35 35 35 39 46 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............27 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 RH..............61 68 70 72 73 75 79 79 80 79 81 83 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 SMK DISPERSION..25 23 23 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 28 .PRESIDENTS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 44 (AVERAGE). TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 47 49 51 52 51 50 49 49 48 48 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............18 16 17 19 22 25 27 28 28 29 28 27 RH..............87 91 91 83 74 66 59 56 54 53 53 56 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 SMK DISPERSION..26 25 26 27 29 31 33 36 39 42 44 42 $$ FORECASTER...SFM REQUESTED BY...JUDY LEVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090215.CONTI.05/BUF