FNUS71 KAKQ 300201 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MALVERN HILL RX...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1001 PM EDT THU MAR 29 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SINKS OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND THEN SLIDES OFF THE COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE FLOW TO TURN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BUT OVERALL...THE FLOW WILL BE LIGHT EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KTS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE FLOW INCREASES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............31 31 31 47 47 47 60 60 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 56 60 64 66 68 69 70 70 RH..................57 51 46 40 38 36 37 41 44 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.2 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 20 FT WIND DIR......NE E E SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......2 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E SE SE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 5 3 5 7 9 10 13 13 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 9 6 9 16 25 32 39 45 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 ADI.................12 13 8 13 21 23 28 32 36 HAINES INDEX........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FORECASTER...SEYMOUR REQUESTED BY...NPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.MALVE.01/AKQ