FORECAST 05-MAR-08

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FORECAST 05-MAR-08

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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

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008 7:09 AM

WINDS DID INDEED PICK UP TUESDAY EVENING INTO THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT DROPPED DOWN INTO OUR AREA. SOME PEAK WINDS THIS MORNING WERE; BISHOP 48 MPH, MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN 63, BRIDGEPORT 18 AND LEE VINING 26. THESE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE LATER TODAY WHILE KEEPING TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. WEAK RIDGING WILL STAY IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY GIVING US MOSTLY FAIR WEATHER AND A MILD WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY SKIES WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 - 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 BECOMING 5 - 10 LATER IN THE DAY.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WIND 6 - 8 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: SUNNY BLUE SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 40 IN TOWN AND 54 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 11 - 22. WEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 48 IN TOWN AND 57 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 12 - 23. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.

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