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FNUS71 KAKQ 031301
FWSAKQ
SPOT FORECAST FOR JULY 4TH HIGH ST AND FIREWORKS...PORTSMOUTH EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
901 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 EDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.
DISCUSSION
VERY HOT WEATHER CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
PEAK IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100, DROPPING INTO THE MID TO
LOWER 90S BY THE START OF THE EVENT. MAX FORECAST WBGT FOR THE DAY
IS 90 AND AROUND 85 AT THE EVENT START TIME. SCATTERED
AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW, STORMS
MAY STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, FREQUENT
LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...101.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 36 33 30 30 29 29 28 26 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............93 89 87 86 85 83 83 82 81 79
RH..............51 59 63 65 67 72 72 72 74 77
APARNT TMP (F)..101 97 94 93 92 89 89 87 85 82
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...107.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 20 17 15 13 11 11 12 12 13 15 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............79 81 83 85 89 91 94 95 96 97 98 97
RH..............77 72 70 65 57 56 51 49 48 45 43 45
APARNT TMP (F)..82 85 88 91 96 100 103 105 106 106 107 106
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 8 8 9
SURFACE WND GST.8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 10 12 13 14
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...104.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........7.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 41 53 53 53 53 53 53 33 35 38 40
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10
TEMP............95 94 91 88 85 83 81 80 79 78 78 78
RH..............48 51 56 61 70 74 79 82 85 88 91 91
APARNT TMP (F)..104 103 100 96 93 90 86 84 83 82 82 82
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 4 4 4
SURFACE WND GST.14 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 8
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...BUTNER
REQUESTED BY...L. TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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