FORECAST 06-AUG-08

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FORECAST 06-AUG-08

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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

WEDNESDAY, 06-AUG-08, 7:01 AM

THERE STILL IS ENOUGH LINGERING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER OUR AREA TODAY AND THURSDAY THEN TAPERING OFF INTO FRIDAY. AN INCREASINGLY DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DRY THINGS OUT BY THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTY ABOVE NORMAL. UNTIL THEN, ERRATIC WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS EACH AFTERNOON, PARTICULARLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. AND OF COURSE, FORECAST TEMPERATURES WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON CLOUD COVER.

TODAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPT IS ABOUT 20%. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S (AROUND 96) AND EVENING LOWS IN THE LOW 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20.

TOMORROW FOR THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND T-STORMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S (AROUND 95) AND EVENING LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 - 15 MPH.

TODAY FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 40%. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 77 EVENING LOWS AROUND 56. WEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TOMORROW FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND T-STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 76 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 52. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 - 20 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 81 - 91 AND EVENING LOWS 45 - 55. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MONO COUNTY: PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND T-STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 80 - 90 AND EVENING LOWS 43 - 53. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 - 20 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.
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