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SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
110 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0107 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.
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 TODAY 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 26 (FAIR).

TIME (EST)      1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29  27  24  23  31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............21  21  21  21  20
RH..............88  87  87  86  86
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   5   5
SMK DISPERSION..26  27  28  29  28

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 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 (%).........47  55  57  62  64  59  50  45  40  29  23  22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............20  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  27  26  25
RH..............86  85  82  78  73  69  66  63  61  61  62  64
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   6   6   7   7   8   9   9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.        10                  10  10  10  10  10
SMK DISPERSION..26  25  26  27  29  31  33  36  39  42  44  42

$$

FORECASTER...TMA
REQUESTED BY...JUDY LEVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090216.CONTI.01/BUF