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FNUS71 KAKQ 152050
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR NF-26-10 CHESAPEAKE MINERAL SANDS - LEG 1...NOAA (NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
450 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 EDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 10KT EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TOMORROW, THEN WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST THEN SOUTH AT 15 TO
25 KT SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. A FEW STORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT, SOME
OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. SEAS BUILD TO AROUND 5 FEET WITH
THE WIND INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 26 33 36 39 42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 78 78 78 78 79
APARNT TMP (F)..79 78 79 79 79 80
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....13 11 11 11 11 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 11 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 12 TO 13 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 TO 10 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 44 46 46 47 48 47 47 46 53 61 68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............77 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 81 81 81 81
APARNT TMP (F)..77 79 80 80 80 83 83 83 84 84 85 85
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13
SFC WND GST.....13 13 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........4 TO 6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........6.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71 74 77 76 76 75 71 71 72 61 68 69
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 40 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60
TEMP............81 81 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 80
APARNT TMP (F)..85 85 84 84 78 78 78 77 77 77 86 86
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 21
SFC WND GST.....17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 26 26 27
WAVE PERIOD (S).4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 14 TO 21 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE 9 TO
12 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........4 INCREASING TO 7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 73 65 68 57 46 39 33 26 23 20 17
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............79 80 81 80 81 81 81 82 82 83 83 83
APARNT TMP (F)..78 87 88 87 88 88 88 90 90 92 92 92
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WND SPD KTS.21 20 20 19 18 18 16 15 14 12 11 9
SFC WND GST.....26 25 25 24 23 22 20 19 17 15 14 12
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...CHRETIEN
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2619752.0/AKQ
.DELDT 08/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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