FORECAST 28-JUL-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

TUESDAY, 28-JUL-09, MORNING REPORT

OUR HOT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FINALLY BEING SUPPRESED JUST A BIT BUY A COOL NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS SHOULD GRADUALLY DROP TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND INCREASE THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORM ACTION OVER THE CREST WEDNESDAY. BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND A CUTOFF LOW WILL LINGER SOMEWHERE OF THE NORCAL COAST AND THIS SHOULD DROP TEMPERATRUEWS TO THE UPPER 90S. HAVING SAID ALL THIS, TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE RUNNING AT OR SLIGHTY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT. HIGHS AROUND 101. WINDS S 6 - 9 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS S 5 - 8 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS . HIGHS AROUND 100. WINDS NW 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS NW 7 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS W 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS W 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: 30% CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 20% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS SW 5- 10 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: A CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 82 - 92. WINDS SW 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOWS 42 - 52. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: SUN AND CLOUDS MIXED. 20% CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 80 - 90. WINDS W 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 40 - 50. WINDS W 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.