FNUS71 KBUF 182036 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 336 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1529 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE NEAR DETROIT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT...AND THEN REDEVELOP OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THURSDAY. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL COLDER AIR WORKS IN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CHANGES THE RAIN BACK TO SNOW. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY BUT A FEW INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY ALONG WITH BLUSTERY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S BY LATE THURSDAY...SO TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 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 99 99 99 WEATHER COV.....OCL OCL OCL OCL OCL OCL CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN SN SN SN SN TEMP............37 37 37 37 36 36 35 34 33 33 32 31 RH..............78 77 79 80 81 82 84 84 85 84 82 81 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........99 99 98 95 93 91 89 88 90 93 94 95 WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............30 29 28 28 27 26 26 25 25 24 23 23 RH..............80 79 78 76 76 76 76 77 77 79 81 83 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..17 18 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 $$ FORECASTER...SFM REQUESTED BY...JUDY LEVAN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090218.CONTI.05/BUF