000 FPUS71 KBUF 242103 NOWBUF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 449 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2002 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-242248- ALLEGANY-CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-ERIE-GENESEE-NIAGARA-ORLEANS-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WELLSVILLE...OLEAN...NIAGARA FALLS... MEDINA...JAMESTOWN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA AND WARSAW 449 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2002 .NOW... HERE IS THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. WHILE MANY PARTS OF THE AREA ARE BEGINNING TO SEE SUNSHINE, STUBBORN CLOUDINESS STILL REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AT 5 PM. HOWEVER, CLEARING IS ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE REGION, AND MOST AREAS WILL FINALLY BE IN THE CLEAR BY 7 PM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 50S THROUGH 7 PM, WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH, WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS AT TIMES. $$