FNUS75 KMSO 112351
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STITE GRADE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
551 PM MDT THU JUN 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1617 PDT ON JUNE 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE
FIRE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH ANY
CELLS THAT PASS OVER THE FIRE...BUT ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 30
MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS APPROACH. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO
THE SOUTHWEST. THE STORMS WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNSET...WITH
SKIES QUICKLY CLEARING AND WINDS BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
(DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY). THE FIRE SHOULD BE SHADOWED OUT BY 9 PM
MDT. FRIDAY LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR. AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN ONCE AGAIN BE EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CLEARING AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-8 MPH...NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    NEAR STORMS. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH...ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR AFTERNOON
                    STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING NEAR
                    STORMS...WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.



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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...M  HART
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090611.STITE.01/MSO