FNUS71 KBUF 160900 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0346 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. .TODAY... 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 (%).........54 52 52 56 64 59 50 45 40 29 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............23 21 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 26 25 RH..............82 86 86 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 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 21 (FAIR). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........19 18 19 20 21 26 35 40 45 55 60 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............24 23 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 RH..............67 70 72 75 76 77 78 79 79 80 81 84 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 SMK DISPERSION..39 35 30 24 21 23 26 29 28 26 24 24 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 31 (FAIR). TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........54 56 64 69 69 74 80 81 84 86 86 87 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............18 17 17 21 25 29 32 34 35 35 35 34 RH..............87 91 94 83 71 61 53 49 47 46 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 SMK DISPERSION..24 24 25 27 28 30 31 30 26 21 18 17 $$ FORECASTER...TMA REQUESTED BY...JUDY LEVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090216.CONTI.02/BUF