FNUS71 KAKQ 271536 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MALVERN HILL RX...USDI-NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE (NPS) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1136 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............25 25 25 33 33 33 43 43 43 55 55 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 41 43 47 55 64 69 71 73 75 75 74 RH..................73 71 67 58 51 42 38 37 36 36 37 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 9 10 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 22 25 25 25 25 25 25 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 12 13 16 20 23 25 26 28 29 29 29 VRATE KT-FT/1000....3 3 4 11 21 33 46 59 72 76 79 81 LVORI...............3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................7 8 8 14 28 40 50 58 66 69 72 72 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...NPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.MALVE.01/AKQ