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FNUS71 KAKQ 250346
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHESAPEAKE MINERAL SANDS NF-26-10...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1146 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 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. WINDS INITIALLY WILL BE QUITE LIGHT OUT OF THE
EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BEHIND A
SOUTHWARD-DROPPING (DRY) COLD FRONT CLOSER TO SUNRISE. 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. 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......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO AROUND
11 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........31 27 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10
TEMP............78 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..80 79 78
SFC WIND (KTS)..W 4 N 6 N 9
SFC WND GST ....5 8 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........17 18 14 18 30 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 76 75 75 76 78
APARNT TMP (F)..77 75 74 74 76 78
SFC WIND (KTS)..N 12 N 13 N 11 N 10 N 9 N 5
SFC WND GST ....15 16 14 13 11 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11 11 11 11
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE AROUND
6 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........22 14 5 15 17 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 77 77 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..77 77 77 78 78 78
SFC WIND (KTS)..NW 4 W 6 W 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 5
SFC WND GST ....5 8 8 8 9 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 10 10 10 10 10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6
KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTH 6
TO 8 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........10 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........16 9 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 79
APARNT TMP (F)..78 79 80
SFC WIND (KTS)..NW 5G6 W 4G5 SW 6G8
WAVE PERIOD (S).10 10 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7
FORECASTER...WRAY
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
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