708
FNUS71 KAKQ 180849
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHESAPEAKE MINERAL SANDS NF-26-10...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
449 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
PARTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH W-NW WINDS ~10 KT DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE
OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE NEARSHORE EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SEABREEZE, BUT OTHERWISE MAINLY DRY, WARM
AND HUMID. HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S. SE SWELL DEVELOPING TODAY AND
CONTINUING TONIGHT AT 8-10 SECONDS WITH SEAS GENERALLY 2-3 FT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........59 51 44 37 32 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............78 79 78 79 79 80
APARNT TMP (F)..82 84 82 83 83 86
SFC WIND (KTS)..W 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 N 6 N 5
SFC WND GST ....8 6 6 8 8 6
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).LIGHT WINDS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........10 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........30 25 25 22 33 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............79 80 79 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..84 85 84 84 83 83
SFC WIND (KTS)..NE 4 NE 3 NE 3 N 3 NW 4 N 4
SFC WND GST ....5 4 4 4 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 10 10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........10 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........32 30 28 37 27 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 0 0 0
TEMP............78 80 80 80 80 81
APARNT TMP (F)..82 85 84 84 83 85
SFC WIND (KTS)..N 5 N 5 N 4 N 4 N 3 SW 3
SFC WND GST ....6 6 5 5 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).10 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...MONTEFUSCO
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
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