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Spot Forecast for Deep Mineral Sands Leg #2...NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
426 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on September 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service at 757-899-5734.

.DISCUSSION...
NE winds will become 10-12 kt this morning with gusts up to 15
knots throughout the day and into tonight. NE winds will be
slightly more elevated on Monday with 12-15 kt forecast and gusts
up to 20 kt possible through late afternoon. Seas will start off
today at 2 feet, then become 3 feet by late morning and 4 feet by
this evening. Seas are expected to build to 5 feet tonight into
Monday afternoon. Winds and seas gradually subside late Monday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 78.
Max apparent temp...77.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 9 to 12 knots with gusts to
                    15 knots.
Wave height.........2 feet building to 3 feet in the afternoon,
                    becoming 4 feet late.
Wave period.........8 SECONDS.
Visibility..........10 decreasing to 7 in the late morning and
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........15  10  13  15  18  23  28  34  30  27  24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  0
Temp............77  77  77  77  77  77  77  77  77  78  78
Aparnt tmp (F)..77  77  77  77  77  77  77  76  76  77  77
SFC wnd dir.....NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
SFC wnd spd kts.9   10  10  9   9   10  10  11  11  12  12
SFC wnd gst.....11  13  13  11  11  13  13  14  14  15  15
Wave period (s).7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
Wave height (ft)2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 73.
Max apparent temp...76.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 12 to 13 knots with gusts
                    up to 16 knots.
Wave height.........4 feet becoming 5 feet late.
Wave period.........9 SECONDS.
Visibility..........7.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........26  28  29  28  27  26  24  22  20  20  19  19
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  0
Temp............77  77  77  76  76  76  76  75  75  75  75  75
Aparnt tmp (F)..76  76  76  75  75  75  75  74  74  74  74  74
SFC wnd dir.....NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
SFC wnd spd kts.12  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13  13
SFC wnd gst.....15  16  16  16  16  16  16  16  16  16  16  16
Wave period (s).8   8   8   8   8   8   8   8   9   9   9   9
Wave height (ft)3   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

.LABOR DAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Max apparent temp...75.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 10 to 14 knots with gusts
                    up to 20 knots.
Wave height.........5 feet becoming 4 feet late.
Wave period.........9 SECONDS.
Visibility..........7.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........17  14  12  13  15  16  14  12  10  11  13  14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............75  75  75  75  75  76  76  76  76  76  76  76
Aparnt tmp (F)..74  73  73  73  73  74  74  74  74  75  75  75
SFC wnd dir.....NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
SFC wnd spd kts.13  14  14  14  14  14  13  13  12  11  11  10
SFC wnd gst.....16  18  18  18  18  18  16  16  15  14  14  13
Wave period (s).9   9   9   9   9   9   9   9   8   8   8   8
Wave height (ft)4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4
Visibility (sm).7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7   7

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northeast winds around 5 knots.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs around 80. South winds
around 5 knots.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds around 15 knots.

$$
Forecaster...PEGRAM
Requested by...ENS Derek Bennett
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2620871.8/AKQ
.DELDT 09/06/26
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.EMAIL co.nancy.foster@noaa.gov,xo.nancy.foster@noaa.gov,dale.gump@noaa.gov,greg.walker@noaa.gov,derek.bennett@noaa.gov,ops.nancy.foster@noaa.gov