FORECAST 19-JAN-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

MONDAY, 19-JAN-09, 7:04

LARGE SCALE RIDGE IS STILL PREVALENT OVER THE WESTERN USA WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THEN GRADUAL COOLING LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES THROUGH, BRINGING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND LIGHT RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH WITH THIS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF ITS SOUTHERN TRAJECTORY. RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST, IT LOOKS LIKE UNSETTLED WEATHER FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY AS ANOTHER MINOR SHORTWAVE ATTEMPTS TO PASS THROUGH. WE WILL HAVE TO FINE TUNE THE FORECAST AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 64. NORTHWEST WIND 6 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH LOWS AROUND 26. NORTHWEST WIND 5 - 7 MPH.
TUESDAY: PARTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS AROUND 67. NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS NEAR 25. WEST WIND 5 - 7 MPH.

FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS AROUND 44. CALM WIND.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOWS AROUND 23. CALM WIND.
TUESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 47. SOUTH WIND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS NEAR 26. SOUTH WIND 5 MPH.

FOR THE REST OF MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 46 - 56. SOUTH WIND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 - 21. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHS 42 - 52. LIGHT WIND.
TUESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS 15 - 25. SOUTH WIND 10 MPH.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.