FNUS75 KMSO 282333 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR ESTELLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 533 PM MDT WED JUL 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 MDT ON JULY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH CLEARWATER AND LATAH COUNTIES IN NORTHERN IDAHO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING THROUGH THE SITE THIS EVENING BETWEEN 7PM TO 11PM PDT WITH LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DRIER WARM AIR WILL RETURN THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING STORMS IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...MSJ REQUESTED BY...JENI RAMONDELLI TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100728.ESTEL.01/MSO