FORECAST 11-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

TUESDAY, 11-AUG-09, MORNING REPORT

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE POSITIONED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL GIVE US STATUS QUO WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS AND THEN MOVES THROUGH THE PACNW ON FRIDAY. THUS WINDS WILL PICKUP IN SOME AREAS AND A MINOR COOLING TREND WILL DEVELOP THROUGH ABOUT MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. WITH ALL OF THIS, THE SOUTHERN SIERRA MAY HAVE SOME HAZINESS IN THE AIR FROM THE LA BREA WILDFIRE LOCATED IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, AND THE MONO COUNTY HIGH COUNTRY STILL HAS THE SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORM ACTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS AROUND 97. WINDS S 10 - 15 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS SE 5 - 11 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 97. WINDS S 10 - 13 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS S 3 - 11 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: SOME CLOUDS THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS SW 5 - 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS S 5 - 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH G 20.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. HIGHS 79 - 89. WINDS S 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: SOME EVENING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THEN CLEARING. LOWS 40 - 50. WINDS SW 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: MAINLY SUNNY. HIGHS 79 - 89. WINDS S 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: A FEWW CLOUDS THEN CLEARING. LOWS 41 - 51. 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.