FNUS71 KBUF 181806 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 106 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1245 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER INDIANA AT MIDDAY WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND ON ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT...BEFORE REDEVELOPING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL SPREAD A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TODAY WITH SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW GRADUALLY CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BACK TO SNOW THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL BRING SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW AS IT PASSES BY TO OUR SOUTH ON SATURDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL SET IN LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). RAIN AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............35 37 38 40 39 RH..............78 75 73 70 73 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34 34 34 33 32 RH..............77 80 76 80 82 83 83 83 82 81 81 80 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 20 20 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........93 100 100 100 100 100 100 94 93 93 93 93 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............31 30 30 28 27 27 27 29 27 27 27 27 RH..............81 80 77 80 79 76 74 67 72 72 72 72 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 18 20 22 22 23 24 23 23 23 22 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 35 35 35 $$ FORECASTER...SFM REQUESTED BY...JUDY LEVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090218.CONTI.04/BUF