FNUS71 KAKQ 272340 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MALVERN HILL RX...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 740 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF THE COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 29 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 32 32 32 39 39 39 45 45 45 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................39 39 41 45 51 58 64 70 73 76 77 78 RH..................76 79 76 70 59 47 41 36 35 34 35 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.....15 15 15 15 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 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 3 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 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT REQUESTED BY...NPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.MALVE.01/AKQ