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FNUS71 KAKQ 291035
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP MINERAL SANDS LEG #2...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
635 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
NORTHEAST WINDS BECOME BREEZY THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH TO LESS THAN
10 KNOTS AND BECOME EASTERLY THIS EVENING. ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES
TOMORROW. SEAS WILL BE AROUND 3 FEET TODAY, THEN 2 FEET TOMORROW.
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS NOT EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 14 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........74 74 75 76 77 77 76 75 76 77 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 78 78
APARNT TMP (F)..77 78 78 78 79 80 80 80 80 79 79
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11
SFC WND GST.....16 18 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
WAVE PERIOD (S).8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
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
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........83 88 92 91 89 87 82 76 70 64 58 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 79 79
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE E NE E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 6
SFC WND GST.....14 14 13 13 13 11 10 10 10 9 9 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 6 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 36 28 23 17 17 14 17 14 14 20 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 77 76 78 78 79 79 79 80 80 80 80
APARNT TMP (F)..79 79 78 80 80 81 82 81 83 83 84 84
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE S
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WND GST.....8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...CHRETIEN
REQUESTED BY...ENS DEREK BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2620871.1/AKQ
.DELDT 08/29/26
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