FNUS75 KMSO 292040
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
240 PM MDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1417 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRESENT THROUGH FRIDAY OVER THE WILDFIRE. WINDS
WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST DURING FRIDAY.
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL INTENSIFY DURING SATURDAY...INCREASING
SOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT THE WILDFIRE. WINDS MAY GUST AROUND
15 MPH NEAR THE RIDGES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN WILL EXIST DURING THIS TIME AS WELL...HOWEVER WILL NOT
BE RELIABLE ENOUGH TO QUELL FIRE SPREAD/GROWTH UP THE TO RIDGELINE.
FINALLY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY APPEARS QUITE POOR OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND WIND AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH INCREASING TO 7-11 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...DON COPPLE FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110929.STEWA.01/MSO