FNUS71 KBUF 201233 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 733 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0712 EST ON FEBRUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD WEST WIND WITH PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES, AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH, WHICH WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 10 DEGREES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH SLOWLY WEAKENING WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE TEENS WITH A SOUTHWEST WIND AVERAGING 20 MPH IN THE EVENING TO AROUND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING WILL EVEN OUT TO LESS GUSTY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH LESS WIND AND SOMEWHAT MILDER TEMPERATURES WILL TYPIFY SATURDAY MORNING'S WEATHER, THEN SNOW WILL RETURN DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL REACH THE UPPER 20S WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME SUNSHINE IN THE MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY THICKER CLOUDS AND A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........93 93 93 93 93 92 91 90 87 86 86 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............16 16 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 23 23 RH..............85 86 84 81 79 78 78 76 75 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..18 20 22 22 22 23 22 22 23 22 22 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 30 25 25 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........86 86 86 85 85 79 68 62 60 56 54 56 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TEMP............22 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 RH..............75 76 78 81 83 83 82 82 82 83 84 84 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..21 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........59 60 50 45 45 50 62 73 79 92 98 98 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY DEF WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............18 21 21 23 24 26 27 28 28 28 28 28 RH..............83 74 76 74 71 68 67 66 67 68 70 73 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...SAGE/WCH REQUESTED BY...JIM ZYMANEK TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090220.CONTI.01/BUF