FORECAST 21-MAY-09

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FORECAST 21-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

THURSDAY, 21-MAY-09, MORNING REPORT

A WEAK UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO WARRANT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TOMORROW, IN PARTICULAR FOR MONO COUNTY. IN FACT, THIS WILL BE THE GENERAL PATTERN THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND INTO THE MID PART OF NEXT WEEK, AS ADDITIONAL WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA. DAY TO DAY TEMPERATURES WILL FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON CLOUD COVER.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOW 90S. WINDS W 6 - 9 MPH.
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS SE 5 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WINDS S 7 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A STRAY THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS SE 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PM THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH.
THIS EVENING: SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS S 5 MPH.
FRIDAY: SUN AND CLOUDS WITH A 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S. WINDS N 5 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS W 5 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 72 - 82. WINDS S 10 MPH.
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTROMS EXISTS. LOWS 34 - 44. WINDS W 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: SUN AND CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED PM THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. HIGHS 74 - 84. WINDS W 10 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 37 - 47. WINDS W 10 MPH.

THIS IS DENNIS MATTINSON, HAVE A GREAT DAY.

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.
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