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FNUS71 KAKQ 010835
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP MINERAL SANDS LEG #2...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
435 AM EDT TUE SEP 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE WATERS TODAY, LEADING TO LIGHT
S-SW WINDS. WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY
TONIGHT TO ~15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 20+ KNOTS AS A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT SLOWLY DROPS SOUTHWEST. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD FROM AROUND 2
FEET TO 3 TO 4 FEET BY TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME N TO NE WEDNESDAY
MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT. AN ISOLATED EVENING-OVERNIGHT
THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...90.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 19 18 17 15 16 17 18 25 31 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 79 81 81 81 81 81 82 82 82 82
APARNT TMP (F)..86 82 87 87 87 87 87 89 90 90 90
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS INCREASING TO 12 SECONDS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 28 22 29 36 43 47 51 55 50 44 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 82 83 82 81 82 81 81 81 81 81 81
APARNT TMP (F)..90 90 92 90 88 89 87 87 87 87 87 87
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 16 14 13
SFC WND GST.....16 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 20 18 16
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...88.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 40 41 42 50 47 48 48 48 38 40 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
APARNT TMP (F)..87 87 87 87 88 88 87 87 87 87 87 87
SFC WND DIR.....W W W W NW NW NW NW N N NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8
SFC WND GST.....15 15 14 13 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BUTNER
REQUESTED BY...ENS DEREK BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2620871.4/AKQ
.DELDT 09/01/26
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.EMAIL GREG.WALKER@NOAA.GOV,XO.NANCY.FOSTER@NOAA.GOV,DALE.GUMP@NOAA.GOV,DEREK.BENNETT@NOAA.GOV,CO.NANCY.FOSTER@NOAA.GOV,OPS.NANCY.FOSTER@NOAA.GOV
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