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FORECAST 23-SEP-08

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:49 am
by dmatt
FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY, MAMMOTH AND MONO COUNTY
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
KSRW 92.5 / 96.5 FM AND TV-33

TUESDAY, 23-SEP-08, 7:05 AM

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN OVER THE REGION AND WE CAN EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND A MILD WARMING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPS SHOULD RIDE UP ABOUT 5 - 10 DEGREES IN THIS TIME PERIOD. THEN A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS OFF THE WEST COAST ON FRIDAY AND IT MOVES SLOWLY INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPS WILL TREND DOWN A FEW DEGREES DURING THIS PERIOD WITH A FEW CLOUDS OVER THE CREST. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME ISOLATED CONVECTION OVER THE SIERRA EITHER SATURDAY OR SUNDAY FROM THIS TROUGH. OTHERWISE WE ARE LOOKING AT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS INTO TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

TODAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 86 FOLLOWED BY OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 89 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS AROUND 45. SOUTH WIND 5 - 15 MPH.

TODAY FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: SUNNY SKIES. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 69 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 38. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 - 15 MPH .

TOMORROW FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: SUNNY. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 71 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 39. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: SUNNY. HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 71 - 81 AND EVENING LOWS 30 - 40. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MONO COUNTY: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 74 - 84 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS 32 - 42. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.