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FORECAST 09-JUN-09

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:05 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, 09-JUN-09, MORNING REPORT

COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA THROUGH THE MID PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS IS ALL DUE TO A LARGE SCALE TROUGH ACROSS THE WEST COAST FEED BY SUB TROPICAL MOISTURE AND JUNE HEATING. SO, POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY SHOWERS SEEMS TO BE IN STORE FOR OUR AREA FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE OVER THE MTNS. AND THE UPPER ELEVATIONS, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO IN THE VALLEYS.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PM. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS S 7 - 10 MPH.
THIS EVENING: A CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NW 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STRAY PM THUNDERSTORM. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS SW 5 - 8 MPH.
WEDNESDAY EVENING: SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS NW 4 - 7 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: A 40% CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS & TSTMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS W 5 - 15 MPH G 25.
THIS EVENING: CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS & TSTMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS W 5 - 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS & TSTMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20%. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS W 5 - 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS W 10 - 15 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: SCATTERED SHOWERS & TSTMS IN THE PM. HIGHS 62 - 72. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF ISOLATED TSTMS. LOWS 32 - 42. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH G 30.
WEDNESDAY: AFTERNOON TSTMS POSSIBLE. HIGHS 60 - 70. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING TSTMS. LOWS 30 - 40. WINDS SW 10 - 15 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.