FNUS75 KMSO 221552
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
952 AM MDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0939 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE
FEATURE OVER YOUR FIRE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL
STEADILY CLIMB WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BECOMING LOWER. TODAY
APPEARS TO BE THE BEST DAY FOR SOME GUSTY WINDS TO MAKE IT DOWN TO
YOUR FIRE. THE FRONTAL FEATURE APPEARS TO PUSH THROUGH SOUTHWEST
MONTANA SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXPECT AN
INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45-50. HIGHS 78-83. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 43-48. HIGHS 70-75. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 38-43.
HIGHS 63-68. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DSCHULTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110922.STEWA.01/MSO