FNUS75 KMSO 290004
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
604 PM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1656 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN EAST GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH THE MORNING. A SURFACE INVERSION WILL DEVELOP AROUND
SUNRISE...BUT THE FIRE WILL BE ABOVE THIS INVERSION. WITH HEATING
AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENING...THE WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHERLY AROUND NOON. MAX HEATING IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1400-1600
MDT WHICH WILL ALLOW SOME HIGHER LEVEL SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MIX TO
THE FIRE WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
ROUND OF AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH EXPECTED MID
AFTERNOON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING SLIGHTLY EACH DAY.
INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WHICH MAY INHIBIT HUMIDITIES FROM BOTTOMING OUT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST/SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH BY NOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH...DECREASING TO 2-4
                    MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING HIGH
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400 MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...DIANE HUTTON FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110928.STEWA.01/MSO