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FNUS71 KAKQ 020752
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP MINERAL SANDS LEG #2...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
352 AM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT SLOWLY DIPS SW THIS MORNING, TURNING WINDS FROM THE
WSW TO THE NE. WINDS TURN BACK AROUND TO THE SE AND EVENTUALLY S
LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT LIFTS BACK TO THE
NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 10 KNOTS
THROUGH THE PERIOD AND SEAS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 3 FEET. AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS EVENING
AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE,
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, LARGE HAIL, AND POTENTIALLY A WATERSPOUT
BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........49 41 44 47 49 47 44 42 41 40 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 0 0
TEMP............81 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..89 87 87 87 87 86 86 86 86 82 82
SFC WND DIR.....W W NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........10 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 41 42 51 60 69 68 67 66 61 57 52
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20
TEMP............79 79 79 80 79 80 79 79 79 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..82 82 82 85 82 85 83 83 83 83 83 83
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SW S
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
SFC WND GST.....10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...92.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 44 40 36 31 27 35 43 51 44 37 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 80 80 80 80 80 81 81 82 82 82 83
APARNT TMP (F)..82 86 86 86 86 86 88 88 90 90 90 92
SFC WND DIR.....SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....8 8 9 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 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 2620871.5/AKQ
.DELDT 09/02/26
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