FNUS75 KMSO 251811 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1211 PM MDT THU AUG 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1157 MDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTED TO REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THEM BUT COULD PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH BY 1PM MDT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...LEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110825.STEWA.01/MSO