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FORECAST 16-APPR-09

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:15 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

THURSDAY, 16-APR-09, MORNING REPORT

WELL OUR UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER IS ABOUT TO END. ON FRIDAY, A STRONG LONG WAVE RIDGE PARKS ITSELF OVER THE WESTERN U.S., BRINGING US THE START OF OUR FIRST HEAT WAVE OF THE YEAR. THE WEEKEND WILL WARM UP, THEN BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES FOR THE OWENS VALLEY WILL REACH THE MID 80S. MONO COUNTY WILL SEE HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 60S TO THE MID 70S IN THAT SAME TIME PERIOD. FOR THOSE INTERESTED, DEATH VALLEY WILL SEE TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100 BY EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

FOR TODAY, THE WINDS WILL START TO REDUCE LATER IN THE EVENING AND DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP JUST A BIT, AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO NOSE IN OVER THE WEST.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS NW 15 - 20 MPH G 32.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS NW 5 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: LOTS OF SUNSHINE. HIGHS IN THE LOW / MID 70S. WINDS NW 10 - 15 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS NW 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS N 5 - 10 MPH.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS N 5- 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS N 5 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS N 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: SOME CLOUDS OVERHEAD. HIGHS 44 - 54. WINDS NW 10 - 15 MPH G 35.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 - 26. WINDS NW 10 MPH G 25.
FRIDAY: SUNNY. HIGHS 52 - 62. WINDS N 10 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: CLEAR. LOWS 24 - 34. WINDS NW 10 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL AND PM-10 MONITORING STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST MAY NOT BE TOTALLY ACCURATE FOR YOUR AREA.