628  
FNUS71 KAKQ 162034  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTSMOUTH INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT...PORTSMOUTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
434 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SLIGHTLY COOLER FOR FRIDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S.  
THE MAX WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY (LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON) IS 76. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS EARLY IN THE MORNING  
AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE (AROUND 20%) OF A SHOWER OR TWO IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, SCATTERED CLOUD COVER  
IN THE MORNING WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR BY THE AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........54 54 50 50 32  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............70 76 79 82 83  
RH..............66 54 49 43 41  
APARNT TMP (F)..70 76 79 82 82  
SURFACE WIND....W 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6  
SURFACE WND GST.10 9 9 10 9  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...82.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........23 13 10 9 10 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............82 75 71 68 66 65  
RH..............43 54 63 73 78 81  
APARNT TMP (F)..82 75 71 68 66 65  
SURFACE WIND....N 4 E 3 SE 3 SE 3 S 2 SE 2  
SURFACE WND GST.7 6 6 6 5 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...WRAY  
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2610555.0/AKQ  
.DELDT 04/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV  
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