721
FNUS71 KAKQ 240826
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR NF-26-10 CHESAPEAKE MINERAL SANDS - LEG 1...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
426 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0520 EDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
BENIGN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH PRIMARILY A SW WIND OF
5 TO 10 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH THE WIND BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, WHICH THEN BECOMES NE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS WILL BE AROUND 3 FT EARLY THIS MORNING, BEFORE SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FEET LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, THEN AROUND
2 FEET TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. DOMINANT WAVE PERIODS WILL INITIALLY
BE A MIX 4 TO 6 SECOND AND 10 TO 12 SECOND SWELL THIS MORNING,
AND THEN 10 TO 12 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARILY SWELL
LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...86.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........12 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 10 30 48 41 36 24 37 29 21 27 30 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............78 76 77 77 78 79 80 81 81 81 82 82 81
APARNT TMP (F)..81 78 79 79 80 81 83 85 85 85 86 86 85
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.5 6 6 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....6 8 8 8 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 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 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 38 41 39 33 45 44 37 30 31 31 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............81 80 79 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 75
APARNT TMP (F)..85 83 81 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 77
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SFC WND GST.....9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
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
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 36 41 42 29 20 13 13 12 18 17 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 75 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77
APARNT TMP (F)..76 77 78 77 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 78
SFC WND DIR.....N N N N N N N N N N N N
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 6
SFC WND GST.....9 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 8
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
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...ZIMMERMAN
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS OFFICER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
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.DELDT 08/24/26
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