FNUS75 KMSO 131706 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1106 AM MDT TUE SEP 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1050 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CONTINUED HIGH PRESSURE WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. LIGHT WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THIS MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY NEAR RIDGE TOPS WHERE SOME GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD RESULT THROUGH THE EVENING. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS WELL SOUTH OF THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL...BUT A FEW CUMULUS BUILD-UPS COULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE FIRE. WEDNESDAY WILL BE MUCH OF THE SAME BUT WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN IN TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTEROON THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...IC DIAZ TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110913.ROBER.01/MSO