FORECAST 11-JUN-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, 11-JUN-09, MORNING REPORT

SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. THE FIRST WILL DROP THROUGH TONIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY. AS IT MOVES THROUGH, THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS WILL INCREASE. ON SUNDAY THAT SYSTEM WEAKENS AHEAD OF ANOTHER ONE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ONCE AGAIN THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS INCREASES.

I MIGHT ADD, FOR ANY OF YOU BACK COUNTRY TREKKERS, THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA (SAY 9,000 FEET AND UP) WILL HAVE AN ON-GOING CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. DURING THIS EXTENDED PERIOD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MAINLY SUNNY THEN A FEW CLOUDS IN THE PM. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NW 5 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS SE 5 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS NW 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: A FEW ISOLATED PM THUNDERSTORMS UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. CHANCE OF PRECIP. 30%. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS SW 5 - 15 MPH.
THIS EVENING: SCATTERED RAIN & THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP. 50%. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS W 10 - 20 MPH.
FRIDAY: ISOLATED TSTMS DEVELOPING IN THE PM. CHANCE OF PRECIP. 30%. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP. 30%. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS & TSTMS IN THE PM. HIGHS 58 - 68. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS & TSTMS. LOWS 34 - 44. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.
FRIDAY: SCATTERED AFTERNOON TSTMS POSSIBLE. HIGHS 58 - 68. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH.
FRIDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING TSTMS. LOWS 34 - 44. 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.