000 FPUS71 KBUF 212009 NOWBUF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 256 PM EST THU FEB 21 2002 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-212156- ALLEGANY-CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-ERIE-GENESEE-NIAGARA-ORLEANS-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WELLSVILLE...OLEAN...NIAGARA FALLS... MEDINA...JAMESTOWN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA AND WARSAW 256 PM EST THU FEB 21 2002 .NOW... THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. AT 3 PM...RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN SOME SPOTS...COVERED MOST OF THE REGION. SLEET IS LIKELY TO BE MIXED IN AS WELL IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 5 PM...WITH THE RAIN TURNING TO ALL SNOW BY 5 PM...WITH THE EASTERN AREAS THE LAST TO EXPERIENCE THE TURNOVER. && TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 30S...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...GIVING WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE LOW 20S. $$