FORECAST 27-MAY-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

WEDNESDAY, 27-MAY-09, MORNING REPORT

HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD IN OVER THE AREA AND THIS HAS CREATED A SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW. THIS FLOW WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTROMS OVER TTHE MOUNTAINS INTO THE WEEKEND. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND THEN INLAND MID NEXT WEEK, DRAWING MORE MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL COOL THINGS DOWN A BIT AND ENHANCE BOTH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE CREST.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: 30% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WINDS SW 7 - 10 MPH.
THIS EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS NW 6 MPH.
THURSDAY: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH A 30% CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. WINDS SE 5 - 8 MPH.
THURSDAY EVENING: 30% CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS W 5 - 8 MPH.

FOR THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA:

TODAY: BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF PM SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS S 5 MPH.
THIS EVENING: 30% CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
THURSDAY: MORNING SUN GIVING WAY TO A 50% CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS N 5 - 10 MPH.
THURSDAY EVENING: 30% CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY

TODAY: 30% CHANCE OF PM SCATTERED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 73 - 83. WINDS LIGHT.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 37 - 47. WINDS W 10 - 15 MPH.
THURSDAY: BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE PM. HIGHS 71 - 81. WINDS S 10 MPH.
THURSDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS & THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 39 - 49. WINDS W 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.