FORECAST 11-SEP-09

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FORECAST 11-SEP-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

FRIDAY, 11-SEP-09, MORNING REPORT

SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM INTO OUR AREA TODAY ALONG WITH QUITE WARM TEMPERATURES AS WE ARE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GREAT BASIN AND AN UPPER LOW TO OUR WEST. FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AN UPSTREAM "KICKER" SYSTEM PUSHES INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, WITH ENOUGH POSSIBLE MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO BRING WITH IT SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SIERRA. ITS HARD TO SAY RIGHT NOW HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL REACH THE VALLEY FLOORS, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING. ON SUNDAY THAT SYSTEM MOVES EAST FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOW PASSING THROUGH CONTAINING A COOLER AIR MASS. THIS WILL DROP TEMPERATURES AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES FOR MONO AND INYO COUNTIES AND ONCE AGAIN BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. RIDGING THE BUILDS IN ON WEDNESDAY DRYING THINGS OUT AND BRINGING TEMPERATURES UP AGAIN.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS AROUND 97. WINDS SE 5 - 8 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS SE 9 MPH.
SATURDAY: MAINLY SUNNY WITH SOME CLOUDS. HIGHS NEAR 95. WINDS NW 5 - 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS SE 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS E 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS W 5 MPH.
SATURDAY: A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS W 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: SOME CLOUDS OVERHEAD WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 81 - 91. WINDS W 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 37 - 47. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 79 - 89. WINDS W 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 38 - 48. 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.
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