FNUS75 KMSO 280213
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
813 PM MDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1940 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE FIRE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
STRONG RIDGETOP WINDS WILL KEEP BREEZY WEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE TOP OF THE FIRE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AS RIDGING
BUILDS IN ALOFT AND EAST OF THE DIVIDE...THE WINDS WILL DECREASE
IN SPEED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN
EAST OF THE DIVIDE AND PROVIDE A EAST TO WEST SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. POOR RECOVERIES WILL
CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ENOUGH HEATING IS
EXPECTED TO MIX SOUTHWEST UPPER LEVEL WINDS TO THE FIRE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOCEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110927.STEWA.02/MSO