901
FNUS71 KAKQ 032008
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MARINE INCIDENT DEEP MINERAL SANDS LEG 9/5-9/6...NOAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
408 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
NW WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 10 TO 15 KTS SATURDAY MORNING, THEN WILL SHIFT
TO THE N TO NE AND DECREASE TO AROUND 10 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL
AVERAGE AROUND 3 FT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SUNDAY WILL SEE INCREASING NE WINDS, WITH
15 TO 20 KTS SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KTS FORECAST BY MID-MORNING. SEAS
IN THE MORNING WILL AVERAGE AROUND 3 FT, BUT WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO 4 TO 5 FT BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY, BUT THIS WILL BE HIGHLY
DEPENDENT ON HOW FAR SOUTH A COLD FRONT DROPS THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS
DURING THE DAY.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 41 63 54 45 44 44 43 41 39 37
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............77 77 77 78 79 79 79 80 80 80 79
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 77 79 79 79 79 83 83 83 79
SFC WND DIR.....NW N N N N N N N N N NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10
SFC WND GST.....17 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 13
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........39 42 44 46 48 50 50 51 51 46 40 35
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............79 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 74
APARNT TMP (F)..79 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 74
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....13 13 13 12 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...74.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 18 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 26 22 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 25 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............74 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..74 74 74 73 74 73 73 74 74 74 74 74
SFC WND DIR.....N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 12 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18
SFC WND GST.....13 15 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 23
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BARNHARDT
REQUESTED BY...DEREK.BENNETT@NOAA.GOV
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2621165.0/AKQ
.DELDT 09/03/26
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