FNUS75 KMSO 121412
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STADLER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
812 AM MDT MON SEP 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0756 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING WINDS AT THE SITE WILL BE THE MAIN
FEATURE TO BE AWARE OF TODAY. WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
STILL HUGGING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...EXPECT WINDS TO BE OUT OF THE WEST BY THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN SPEED. SOME GUSTS COULD OCCUR AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE. HUMIDITIES WILL BE SOMEWHAT
SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY...WITH SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED
YET AGAIN. TUESDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH AN EASE IN WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED...BUT WILL SHIFT TO OUT OF THE EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR TOP OF FIRE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...SETH CARBONARI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.STADL.01/MSO