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SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...ERIE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
830 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0817 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 MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S TODAY
TO THE LOWER 30S BY TUESDAY AND THE MIDDLE 30S TO AROUND 40 ON
WEDNESDAY. A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM DEVELOPING AT MID WEEK WILL
BRING A RETURN OF MIXED PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN
BACK TO COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH SNOW ON THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82  69  62  60  55  52  49  40  35  31
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SW  SW  SW
TEMP............24  25  26  27  27  28  28  29  28  27
RH..............73  69  67  63  61  58  57  56  57  59
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   7   7   8   9   9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.10                  10  10  10  10  10

.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.

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

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.

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

$$

FORECASTER...SFM
REQUESTED BY...J T  GLASS
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20090216.CONTI.04/BUF