FORECAST 03-MAR-08

[dmatt]

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

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008 7:02 AM

AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN FRIDAYS FORECAST, A DRY SHORTWAVE DID INDEED BARREL THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS CREATED SOME INTERESTING MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS ON SUNDAY INCLUDING, FORT INDEPENDENCE @ 43.0 MPH, LONE PINE @ 45.2, BISHOP @ 28.8 AND BIG PINE @ 36.2. A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER OUR AREA THROUGH TUESDAY CREATING SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS DRIFTING OVER FROM TIME TO TIME. A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL PASS THROUGH UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO ON TUESDAY NIGHT LOWERING OUR TEMPERATURES A BIT ON WEDNESDAY AND CREATING BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY AND THE VALLEYS. RIDGING BUILDS IN ON THURSDAY CREATING DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 63 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 28. NORTHWEST WIND 6 -11 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 68 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 30. NORTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: SUNNY BLUE SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 45 IN TOWN AND 54 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 10 - 20. WEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 44 IN TOWN AND 55 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 9 - 19. NORTH WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION AND IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.