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FWSBUF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
708 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1904 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH
TUESDAY BRINGING TRANQUIL WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE FROM THE UPPER 20S MONDAY TO THE 30S
BY TUESDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 15 TO 20 DEGREE RANGE.
A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM DEVELOPING AT MID WEEK WILL BRING A
MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 23 (FAIR).

TIME (EST)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........14  14  58  83  74  44  36  36  38  38  39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............24  23  22  22  22  22  22  22  21  20  19
RH..............78  81  84  85  85  83  81  81  83  84  86
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10  9   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.15  10  10  10  10  10  10          10  10
SMK DISPERSION..23  23  23  24  25  25  26  27  28  29  28

.PRESIDENTS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 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 (%).........40  41  37  31  28  30  36  41  44  45  46  47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............19  19  19  20  22  23  24  27  28  28  28  25
RH..............86  85  83  79  75  70  66  57  55  53  53  58
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   7   8   8   9   9   10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  15          10
SMK DISPERSION..26  25  26  27  29  31  33  36  39  42  44  42

$$

FORECASTER...HITCHCOCK/SAGE
REQUESTED BY...JUDY LEVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090215.CONTI.07/BUF