WEATHER FORECAST 12/10/07

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FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND MAMMOTH AREA
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING FOUR TIMES A DAY ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

LAST UPDATE: 7:32 AM PST DEC 10, 2007

AN UPPER DISTURBANCE PUSHING THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON WILL GIVE US BOTH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR AND INCREASE THE WINDS A BIT, PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND OVER THE CREST TODAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. IN SOME AREAS, RIDGE TOP GUSTS COULD EXCEED 80 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE, DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL FOR BOTH THE HIGH COUNTRY AND THE MONO AND OWENS VALLEYS.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 9 - 14 GUSTING TO 21 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AGAIN WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40S AND LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS. NORTHWEST WIND TO 8 - 11 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 26 FOR THE TOWN AND 37 FOR THE VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 11 - 21. NORTH WIND 10 - 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 21 FOR THE TOWN AND THE 32 FOR THE VALLEYS. LOW TEMPERATURE RANGE 12 - 22 . NORTHEAST WIND 6 - 12 MPH GUSTING TO 20.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL SEE DRY WEATHER THEN ON OR ABOUT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL DROP SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN US AND GIVE US THE POTENTIAL FOR A WET AND COLD NEXT WEEK.