FNUS71 KBUF 181140 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMILTON SEARCH...NYS FOREST RANGERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 640 AM EST THU NOV 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0636 EST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...AND THIS WILL INTERACT WITH THE RELATIVELY MILD WATERS OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TO PRODUCE SOME MORE RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN COUNTIES. THESE RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO NUISANCE WET SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL THEN NOSE ACROSS OUR REGION FRIDAY TO PRODUCE GENERALLY DRY AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............69 83 85 89 91 94 98 100 99 98 97 96 WEATHER COV......... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................38 38 38 38 38 39 40 40 41 40 39 38 RH..................90 90 90 89 87 85 82 79 77 76 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 12 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............95 94 91 83 76 68 61 57 56 54 52 50 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RS SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TEMP................36 35 34 33 33 32 31 30 30 30 29 28 RH..................85 88 88 87 86 85 85 85 84 83 83 87 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............48 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 43 35 31 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................27 25 26 29 32 36 39 40 40 40 39 37 RH..................91 98 96 85 74 63 56 51 50 51 53 58 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...RSH REQUESTED BY...PETE LIEBIG TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20101118.HAMIL.01/BUF