058 
FNUS75 KMSO 271420
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
820 AM MDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0746 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
PRODUCING INCREASING AND SHIFTING WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT AND INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...AFTER 1500...OVER THE STEWART FIRE AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE REGION AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS INCREASE. THE COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING PRODUCING A WIND
SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH CONTINUING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED. 

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. 
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT AFTER 1200
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1200
                    THEN 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH AFTER 1500. 
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. 
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTING 20-25 MPH THEN 
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 2200.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. 

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. 
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. 

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...JOE BOCEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110927.STEWA.01/MSO