FORECAST 09-MAY-08

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FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY, MAMMOTH AND MONO COUNTY
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING FOUR TIMES A DAY ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

FRIDAY, 09-MAY-08, 7:10 AM

A VERY WEAK TROUGH, WITH A NORTHERN TRACK, WILL HOBBLE THROUGH OUR AREA TODAY WITH NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE, SAVE FOR A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE WINDS. THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO CONTINUE THE DRY TREND WITH TEMPERATURES ABOUT THE SAME AND LIGHTER WINDS. THE LAST IN A SERIES OF DRY TROUGHS MOVING THROUGH THE PACNW WILL GIVE US A FEW CLOUDS, GUSTY CONDITIONS AND SLIGHT COOLING ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THEN WE WILL EXPERIENCE A CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER AS A STRONG RIDGE HIGH PRESSURE TAKES HOLD OVER THE WEST COAST STARTING ON TUESDAY AND TEMPERATURES REALLY START TO WARM UP. BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK THE OWENS VALLEY COULD SEE TEMPS IN THE MID 90S AND MAMMOTH IN THE MID 70S.

TODAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING WEST @ 10 - 15 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IN THE EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES: SUNNY BLUE SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 56 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 32. WEST WIND 5 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 THEN BECOMING 5 - 10 LATER IN THE EVENING.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES: SUNNY THEN MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 59 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 32. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: SUNNY SKIES REMAINING CLEAR THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 58 - 68 AND EVENING LOWS 26 - 36. NORTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MONO COUNTY: SUNNY BLUE SKIES THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AT NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 63 - 73 AND EVENING LOWS 29 - 38. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION AND IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.