777
FNUS71 KAKQ 050811
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP MINERAL SANDS LEG #2...NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
411 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
NW WINDS AROUND 10-12 KT THIS MORNING BECOME N AROUND 10 KT EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING NE LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. NE WINDS INCREASE TO 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
SUN. SEAS AROUND 2-3 FT TODAY BUILD TO 3-4 FT SUN. SEAS COULD
BUILD TO 4-5 FT BY LATE SUN INTO SUN EVENING GIVEN THE PROLONGED
NE WINDS. OTHERWISE, A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...81.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS 9 TO 11 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........43 36 41 39 41 34 42 56 57 42 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78
APARNT TMP (F)..81 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 79 80
SFC WND DIR.....NW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8
SFC WND GST.....14 14 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 10
WAVE PERIOD (S).8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........51 53 52 51 47 47 53 52 46 43 47 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..79 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....11 11 13 13 13 13 11 11 10 11 11 11
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
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
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........31 22 22 13 16 16 16 24 28 37 39 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 76 75 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 77
APARNT TMP (F)..77 76 75 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 76
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SFC WND GST.....13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
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
.TAG 2620871.7/AKQ
.DELDT 09/05/26
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