FNUS75 KTFX 300224 FWSTFX SPOT FORECAST FOR HAPPY HOLLOW...FT. BENTON SHERIFFS OFFICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 824 PM MDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2006 MDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THE BURN AREA DRY AND WARM THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME EVEN TIGHTER ON FRIDAY ALLOWING FOR STRONGER WINDS THAN THURSDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT SKY COVER). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT SKY COVER). CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-65 PERCENT SKY COVER). CWR.................NEAR 5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...BLANK REQUESTED BY...SGT VERN BURDICK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120329.HAPPY.01/TFX