FNUS75 KMSO 300007 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR ESTELLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 607 PM MDT THU JUL 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1748 MDT ON JULY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER AIR ON FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO LOWER RHS AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL PICK UP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES AND THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SMITH - IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100729.ESTEL.01/MSO