FNUS75 KMSO 261631
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1031 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING A STORM WILL BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM MDT. LITTLE
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE DRY LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL MAKE IT LIKELY TO SEE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
AROUND THESE THUNDERSTORMS. WARM TEMPERATURES WITH
LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    9-13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.STEWA.01/MSO