FNUS71 KAKQ 081016 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MALVERN HILL RX...USDI-NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE (NPS) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 616 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN x09x09 THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).............38 38 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................65 69 73 76 78 79 79 79 78 RH..................58 53 46 43 42 41 39 39 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.4 2.0 2.8 3.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.8 3.5 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 9 10 10 10 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 16 16 14 13 15 18 20 18 VRATE KT-FT/1000....11 18 30 39 47 59 73 85 55 LVORI...............2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................15 27 42 35 37 44 53 60 47 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 72 70 67 65 63 62 61 60 59 59 RH..................45 49 53 61 65 70 72 78 81 83 83 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 14 12 10 10 13 15 17 17 16 15 VRATE KT-FT/1000....25 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 LVORI...............1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 ADI.................37 10 9 7 7 9 10 12 11 11 10 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 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 (%).............41 41 41 38 38 38 34 34 34 32 32 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 59 61 64 70 75 78 80 81 82 82 82 RH..................87 87 81 75 61 52 48 45 46 44 44 44 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.6 3.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 VRATE KT-FT/1000....3 3 3 9 15 21 30 37 44 43 43 45 LVORI...............4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................13 12 12 9 23 31 39 43 45 44 43 45 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 FORECASTER...MCGEE REQUESTED BY...NPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130408.MALVE.01/AKQ