855
FNUS71 KAKQ 080922
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP MINERAL SANDS LEG #2...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
522 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
VERY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER
THE REGION. SEAS DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS BECOME S THIS
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. SOME INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED
LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS AHEAD OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 20 20 19 19 22 25 28 29 29 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 75 76 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..74 75 77 76 77 77 78 78 78 78 78
SFC WND DIR.....NE N N N N N N N S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
SFC WND GST.....4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 KNOTS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 34 36 36 35 34 37 41 44 43 42 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
SFC WND GST.....5 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 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
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
TO 11 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 39 38 31 26 26 23 37 29 28 28 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 79
APARNT TMP (F)..77 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 77 78
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
SFC WND GST.....6 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 10 11 13 14
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...ROGERS
REQUESTED BY...ENS DEREK BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2620871.10/AKQ
.DELDT 09/08/26
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