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FNUS71 KAKQ 250633
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL SANDS LEG !(NF-26-10)...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
233 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
GENERALLY BENIGN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE REST OF THE DAY. A BRIEF INCREASE IN THE WINDS TO ~15 KT IS
POSSIBLE IN THE 4 AM/09Z-9 AM/13Z TIMEFRAME, WITH GUSTS TO ~20 KT,
AS A (DRY) COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH. LIGHT WINDS RETURN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY. SEAS
WILL AVERAGE AROUND 2 FT, BUT COULD INCREASE TO 3 FT FOR A TIME
WITH THE INCREASED NORTHERLY WINDS LATER THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE,
SEAS AROUND 2 FT CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE DOMINANT WAVE
PERIOD WILL BE AROUND 11 SEC, THOUGH IT WILL MIX WITH A SHORT-
PERIOD (~3 SEC) NORTHERLY WIND SWELL LATER THIS MORNING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...75.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............76
APARNT TMP (F)..75
SFC WND DIR.....N
SFC WND SPD KTS.12
SFC WND GST.....15
WAVE PERIOD (S).11
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2
VISIBILITY (SM).7
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 FEET IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 18 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 10 7 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 76 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 77 76
APARNT TMP (F)..75 75 74 75 74 74 74 74 75 75 77 77
SFC WND DIR.....N N N N N N N N N N N NW
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 13 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 6 5 4
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 15 14 13 13 11 10 8 6 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE AROUND
6 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 7 9 8 7 5 8 10 12 13 13 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 75 75 75 75
APARNT TMP (F)..77 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 75 75 76 76
SFC WND DIR.....NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 5
SFC WND GST.....5 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........10 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 18 20 17 13 10 11 11 12 14 16 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 75 75 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 79 78
APARNT TMP (F)..75 76 77 77 77 78 77 78 77 78 79 78
SFC WND DIR.....NW NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7 8 8
SFC WND GST.....6 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 9 10 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...WRAY
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
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.DELDT 08/25/26
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