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FNUS71 KAKQ 211521
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL SANDS LEG !(NF-26-10)...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1121 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 EDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE TONIGHT ACROSS THE MARINE WATERS. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS
COULD POTENTIALLY POSE THE RISK OF WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 34KT AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THESE SHOWERS AND
STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE DAY TOMORROW WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. OUTSIDE OF STORM CHANCES, WINDS SHIFT OUT OF THE E THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN OUT OF
THE E THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE SE BY THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10-15KT WITH
GUSTS NEARING 20KT. SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUITE BENIGN WITH 2-3FT WAVES FORECASTED THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD.
HOWEVER, WILL NOTE THAT A 4FT WAVE CANNOT BE RULED OUT ESPECIALLY FURTHER OFFSHORE.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OVERNIGHT.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........6.
TIME (EDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 75 74 79 84 90
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 60 60 60 70
TEMP............77 76 76 76 76 76
APARNT TMP (F)..79 78 78 78 78 78
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 9 9 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....10 11 11 11 11 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 6 6 6 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 9 TO 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........6.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 89 89 87 86 85 84 83 82 77 77 86
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
TEMP............76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 78 78 78 79
APARNT TMP (F)..78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 80 80 80 81
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10
SFC WND GST.....11 11 12 9 10 11 12 12 13 11 11 12
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........6.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........90 95 91 93 89 85 82 82 72 70 67 65
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 40 40 40 40
TEMP............78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78
APARNT TMP (F)..80 80 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 80
SFC WND DIR.....S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 9 9
SFC WND GST.....12 12 13 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
VISIBILITY (SM).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 63 62 60 58 56 58 59 61 61 61 61
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40
TEMP............78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
SFC WND DIR.....SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 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
FORECASTER...THOMAS
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
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