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Spot Forecast for Deep Mineral Sands Leg #2...NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
425 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on September 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service at 757-899-5734.

.DISCUSSION...
ENE winds 10-15 kt through mid to late afternoon. High pressure moves
over the region tonight with decreasing winds. Seas have been slower
to build than previously forecast but still expect heights to peak
in the early to mid afternoon today. Benign marine conditions are
then expected from tonight through the first half of Wednesday.
South and southwest flow increases Wednesday evening into Thursday
ahead of the next cold front.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Max apparent temp...74.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 10 to 14 knots.
Wave height.........5 feet.
Wave period.........9 SECONDS.
Visibility..........7.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7   6   6   5   5   8   11  14  10  9   5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10
Temp............73  74  75  75  75  75  76  76  76  76  76
Aparnt tmp (F)..71  72  73  72  72  73  74  74  74  74  74
SFC wnd dir.....NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
SFC wnd spd kts.13  13  13  14  14  13  13  12  11  11  10
SFC wnd gst.....16  16  16  18  18  16  16  15  14  14  13
Wave period (s).9   9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8   8   8
Wave height (ft)4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   4   4
Visibility (sm).7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 69.
Max apparent temp...74.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening
                    becoming light.
Wave height.........4 feet.
Wave period.........9 SECONDS.
Visibility..........7.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........5   5   6   11  17  22  22  22  21  17  13  9
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............76  74  73  73  72  72  71  71  71  71  70  70
Aparnt tmp (F)..74  72  72  72  71  71  71  71  71  71  70  70
SFC wnd dir.....NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   NE  NE
SFC wnd spd kts.10  10  8   7   6   6   5   4   4   3   3   3
SFC wnd gst.....13  13  10  9   8   8   6   5   5   4   4   4
Wave period (s).8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   9   9
Wave height (ft)4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3   3
Visibility (sm).7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Max apparent temp...78.
Surface winds (kts).Light winds.
Wave height.........3 feet subsiding to 2 feet late in the
                    afternoon.
Wave period.........9 SECONDS.
Visibility..........7.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7   5   4   9   14  19  23  19  21  19  17  25
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............70  72  73  74  76  76  76  76  77  77  77  77
Aparnt tmp (F)..70  72  73  74  76  77  77  77  78  78  78  78
SFC wnd dir.....NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   E   S   S
SFC wnd spd kts.3   3   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2
SFC wnd gst.....4   4   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3
Wave period (s).9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9
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

$$
Forecaster...ROGERS
Requested by...ENS Derek Bennett
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2620871.9/AKQ
.DELDT 09/07/26
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.EMAIL derek.bennett@noaa.gov,ops.nancy.foster@noaa.gov,greg.walker@noaa.gov,dale.gump@noaa.gov,co.nancy.foster@noaa.gov,xo.nancy.foster@noaa.gov