FORECAST 22-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

FRIDAY, 22-MAY-09, MORNING REPORT

A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND, CONTINUING THE TREND OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. RIGHT NOW, THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM AND SHOWER ACTIVITY IS IN MONO COUNTY, BUT I CAN'T RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY A STRAY THUNDERSTORM OR TWO OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK, AS A FEW WEAK LOWS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA KEEPING THAT CHANCE OF ISOLATED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTION ON-GOING. OVERALL TEMPERATURES WILL SHOW LITTLE CHANGE AND REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW PM CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WINDS S 6 - 9 MPH.
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS SE 5 - 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY WITH AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS A POSSIBILITY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WINDS NW 7 - 10 MPH.
SATURDAY EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS SE 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. WINDS SW 5 MPH.
THIS EVENING: 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: SUN AND CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH.
SATURDAY EVENING: 30% CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY

TODAY: BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 72 - 82. WINDS LIGHT.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 37 - 47. WINDS S 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: SUN AND CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. HIGHS 74 - 84. WINDS W 10 MPH.
SATURDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 37 - 47. WINDS SW 10 MPH.

THIS IS DENNIS MATTINSON, HAVE A GREAT GO DO IT WEEKEND.

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.