FNUS71 KBUF 211326 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTINENTAL 3407...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 826 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0813 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING...THEN QUICKLY SLIDES EAST TO NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING A QUICK MOVING LOW TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TO THE AREA STARTING AROUND 2 PM OR 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A FRESH SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 35 (FAIR). TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........41 35 31 40 58 67 73 84 90 91 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH LKY WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN TEMP............20 23 25 28 30 31 31 32 31 31 RH..............85 77 69 63 58 55 54 54 56 58 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 SMK DISPERSION..10 20 28 29 28 26 29 32 35 34 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSION....MIN 16 (POOR). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........94 95 95 94 93 94 95 95 92 86 83 73 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............30 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 29 29 28 28 RH..............62 68 69 70 71 72 73 73 74 76 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SMK DISPERSION..30 24 20 17 16 16 18 24 39 58 72 66 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSION....MAX 113 (VERY GOOD). TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........52 41 45 53 57 63 74 80 79 76 74 75 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TEMP............27 27 27 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 RH..............77 77 75 72 69 66 64 62 61 60 60 64 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 18 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 SMK DISPERSION..55 50 66 89 109 113 108 102 96 90 87 89 $$ FORECASTER...TMA REQUESTED BY...JIM ZYMANEK TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090221.CONTI.01/BUF