FORECAST 13-MAY-09

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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

WEDNESDAY, 13-MAY-09, MORNING REPORT

LIGHT WINDS TODAY BEHIND A WEAK FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE PACNW BRINGING US SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. THOSE WINDS WERE NOT LIGHT AT ALL IN MOJAVE YESTERDAY WHERE GUSTS OF 73 MPH WERE RECORDED. AN UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BULGE NORTH ON THURSDAY THEN NOSES OVER CALIFORNIA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, THEN COVERS MUCH OF THE WESTERN US ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING RISING TEMPERATURES TO OUR ENTIRE AREA, WITH POSSIBLE RECORD HIGHS ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WITH THIS, A SURGE OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHEAST WILL BRING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CREST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS SHOULD COOL THINGS OFF JUST A BIT.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS NW 10 MPH.
THIS EVENING: MAINLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS NW 7 MPH.
THURSDAY: MAINLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WINDS N 8 MPH.
THURSDAY EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS N 10 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS W 5 - 15 MPH.
THIS EVENING: A FEW PASSING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
THURSDAY: PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
THURSDAY EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS W 5 -10 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW CLOUDS. HIGHS 64 - 74. WINDS W 10 MPH G 20.
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 - 46. WINDS W 10 - 15 MPH.
THURSDAY: SUNSHINE AND SOME PM CLOUDS. HIGHS 65 - 75. WINDS NW 10 MPH.
THURSDAY EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 - 35. WINDS NW 10 MPH.

THIS IS DENNIS MATTINSON, GIVING YOU THE REASONS WHY WEATHER HAPPENS.

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.