FNUS75 KMSO 021309 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART FIRE WISDOM RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 709 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0638 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION..A SHORTWAVE PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL PROMOTE GUSTY WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ON SATURDAY AS PART OF AN EXPECTED WARMING AND DRYING TREND. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME DIURNALLY DRIVEN STARTING SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...PAUL DIAZ TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110902.STEWA.01/MSO