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FNUS71 KAKQ 100711
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP MINERAL SANDS LEG #2...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
311 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0400 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
SW WINDS 20-25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO
15-20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT BY AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING,
REMAINING FAIRLY STEADY THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT, BECOMING N-NE 10-15 KT BY 10 AM FRI BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
WINDS BECOME NE BY EARLY FRI AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AND
BECOMING E FRI NIGHT. WILL NOTE THAT A PERIOD OF 15-20 KT WINDS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IS POSSIBLE WITH THE NE SURGE BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT BETWEEN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRI.
SEAS OF 5-6 FT THIS MORNING SUBSIDE TO 4-5 FT BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, EVENTUALLY SUBSIDING TO 3-4 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS
REMAIN GENERALLY AROUND 3 FT FRI. PERIODS OF 5-6 SECONDS CONTINUE
THROUGH FRI. OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRI, POTENTIALLY BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY AT TIMES. SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD REMAIN LARGELY
TO THE NORTH TONIGHT. HOWEVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW SHOWERS
OR STORMS MOVE OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY FRI (LESS THAN
20% POPS).
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 22 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........8 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
TEMP............76 76
APARNT TMP (F)..73 73
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.22 22
SFC WND GST.....28 28
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)6 6
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...89.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12 21 10 3 2 6 10 12 12 6 4 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 75 76 76 77 77 78 79 80 80 82 81
APARNT TMP (F)..72 72 73 73 74 75 76 78 84 84 89 87
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.22 22 22 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17
SFC WND GST.....28 28 28 26 26 25 24 23 21 21 21 21
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...87.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE 12 TO
13 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........10 27 36 48 51 48 37 34 39 34 35 37
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 20 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............81 81 81 81 80 81 80 80 80 79 79 79
APARNT TMP (F)..87 87 87 87 86 87 86 86 86 80 80 81
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
SFC WND SPD KTS.17 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 12
SFC WND GST.....21 23 23 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 16 15
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 12 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 11 TO 13 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........6 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........50 68 62 52 50 60 60 60 66 68 65 56
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 78 78 77 78 77 77 77 78 78 79 78
APARNT TMP (F)..80 80 80 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 80 79
SFC WND DIR.....W W W NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.12 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 11
SFC WND GST.....15 14 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 14 14
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 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...MILLER
REQUESTED BY...ENS DEREK BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
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.DELDT 09/10/26
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