FNUS75 KMSO 021535 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 935 AM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0857 MDT ON OCTOBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES. EXPECT A SOUTHERLY WIND DIRECTION AGAIN TODAY...SIMILAR TO SATURDAY'S WINDS. WINDS ON THE RIDGES MAY EXPERIENCE SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY HIGHER RHS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH MORE WIDESPREAD RAINS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........27-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 6-10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65% PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...DIANE HUTTONFBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111002.STEWA.01/MSO