FNUS71 KBUF 161131 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 631 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0622 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... ALTHOUGH SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE FROM THE UPPER 20S TODAY TO THE MIDDLE 30S BY TUESDAY AND THE UPPER 30S ON WEDNESDAY. A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM DEVELOPING AT MID WEEK WILL BRING A RETURN OF ACCUMULATING SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN BACK TO COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 45 (AVERAGE). TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........70 68 66 63 61 60 56 54 49 40 35 31 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............23 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 28 29 28 27 RH..............80 78 73 69 67 63 61 58 57 56 57 59 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..8 10 17 27 35 35 33 31 36 43 45 38 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 3 (POOR). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........22 18 19 20 21 26 35 40 45 55 60 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............25 24 23 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 RH..............64 67 70 73 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..28 19 15 11 9 6 4 3 3 4 6 6 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 38 (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..6 8 14 24 34 38 38 36 35 33 31 27 $$ FORECASTER...TMA REQUESTED BY...JUDY LEVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090216.CONTI.03/BUF