FNUS71 KBUF 250254 FWSBUF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEVERENZ SEARCH...NYS DEC FOREST RANGERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1054 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2248 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD AIRMASS WILL DROP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT PRODUCING MUCH COLDER OVERNIGHT LOWS AND AFTERNOON HIGHS FRIDAY. THIS COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY OFF LAKE ONTARIO OVERNIGHT...WITH ACTIVITY LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY. REMAINING COLD AND DRY INTO THE WEEKEND THOUGH SUNSHINE WILL BE PLENTIFUL. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............52 53 54 55 58 60 63 65 66 65 63 60 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........SW SW SW SW SW TEMP................14 13 14 16 19 21 23 24 25 25 26 25 RH..................86 85 81 76 69 64 61 60 60 60 61 64 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...RSH REQUESTED BY...FR ROBERT ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110324.LEVER.01/BUF