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FORECAST 11-APR-08

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:54 am
by dmatt
FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY, MAMMOTH AND MONO COUNTY
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING FOUR TIMES A DAY ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

FRIDAY, 11-APR-08, 7:05 AM

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS TRANSLATES INTO WARMING TEMPERATURES AND CLEAR SKIES FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA. TEMPS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY WITH THE OWENS VALLEY LOOKING AT THE MID 80S BY THEN. ALSO SOME MONO VALLEYS WILL SEE THE LOW 70S AND MAMMOTH THE LOW 60S IN THIS SAME TIME PERIOD. INCREASED SNOW MELT WITH THESE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE SOME STREAMS TO RAISE AND CREATE A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. BY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY THE RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN A BIT AS A CLOSED LOW MOVES OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND CREATES THE SLIGHT POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS IN THE MONO COUNTY HIGH COUNTRY.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: CLEAR SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE LOW 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES: SUNNY BLUE SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 55 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 33. NORTH WIND 5 - 10 MPH BECOMING CALM.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 58 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 38. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 60 - 70 AND EVENING LOWS 25 - 35. NORTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MONO COUNTY: SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 63 - 73 AND EVENING LOWS 30 -40. SOUTH WIND 10 MPH.

THIS IS DENNIS MATTINSON, HAVE A GREAT " GO DO IT WEEKEND."

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