545  
FNUS71 KAKQ 170932  
FWSAKQ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTSMOUTH INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT...PORTSMOUTH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
532 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 757-899-5734.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SLIGHTLY COOLER FOR TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S.  
THE MAX WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY (LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON) IS 77. 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.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...83.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........21 28 35 24 24 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............69 70 76 81 83 84  
RH..............66 63 52 44 38 36  
APARNT TMP (F)..69 70 76 81 82 83  
SURFACE WIND....W 7 W 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6  
SURFACE WND GST.12 9 10 12 12 10  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...84.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........17 17 8 12 21 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 67 74 80 83 85  
RH..............81 75 59 47 41 39  
APARNT TMP (F)..65 67 74 81 82 84  
SURFACE WIND....SE 2 SE 2 E 4 E 7 E 9 SE 10  
SURFACE WND GST.5 5 9 12 15 17  
 

 
FORECASTER...THOMAS  
REQUESTED BY...ANNA MCRAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2610348.1/AKQ  
.DELDT 04/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MCRAYA@PORTSMOUTHVA.GOV  
 
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