FNUS75 KMSO 152327 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART FIRE WISDOM MT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 527 PM MDT THU SEP 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1712 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WILDFIRE TONIGHT... ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESES SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY PRODUCE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING ...FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS LATER TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE AND STAY FAIRLY HIGH DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS TO 20 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORM CELLS DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...GREG MORRIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110915.STEWA.02/MSO