FORECAST 06-AUG-09

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FORECAST 06-AUG-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, 06-AUG-09, MORNING REPORT

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY MOVING ONSHORE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES TO OUR AREA TODAY. HIGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SOME 10 -20 DEGREES FROM YESTERDAY AND THE WINDS WILL PICK UP. THE TRACK OF THAT LOW IS NOW PROGGED TO MOVE A BIT MORE NORTHERLY, KEEPING MOST OF THE MOISTURE UP IN MONO COUNTY AND NORTHWARD. THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE MONO COUNTY AREA. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR MONO AND INYO COUNTIES UNTIL AT LEAST 9:00 THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIE DOWN AND I EXPECT GRADUAL WARMING AFTER TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE NORMAL RANGE FOR AUGUST BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, WITH DRY CONDITIONS.
MT. WHITNEY AREA: PARTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THURSDAY NIGHTS LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID 20S

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS AROUND 85. WINDS PICKING UP TO SW 20 - 30 MPH G 40.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS SE 20 - 25 MPH G 38 THEN DECREASING LATER IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 83. WINDS NW 3 - 7 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOW 50S. WINDS NE 5 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: 30% CHANCE OF SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S. WINDS SW 15 - 20 MPH G 35.
TONIGHT: 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. WINDS W 10 - 20 MPH G 35.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 60. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS W 5 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: WINDY AND PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 60 - 70. WINDS SW 20 - 30 MPH. RIDGE G 70.
TONIGHT: 30% CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THEN CLEARING. LOWS 33 - 43. WINDS NW 15 - 25 MPH.
FRIDAY: SUNNY AND CLOUDS. HIGHS 62 - 72. WINDS NW 10 - 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOWS 36 - 46. WINDS NW 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.
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