FORECAST 09-FEB-09

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FORECAST 09-FEB-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, 09-FEB-09, 7:03

A SERIES OF STORMS ARE SET TO MOVE THROUGH OUR AREA INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND, WITH THE EXACT TIMING OF SOME STILL IN DOUBT. WHAT IS NOT IN DOUBT HOWEVER, IS THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN FOR SOME TIME TO COME WITH LOTS OF SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND RAIN / SNOW IN THE VALLEYS. FOR TODAY, SHOWERS LIKELY, LEADING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. CLEARING CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY, THEN THE NEXT SYSTEM DUE IN IS ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THEN ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN ON FRIDAY. STILL ANOTHER ON SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY INTO TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL SOME BREAKS IN THE ACTION BETWEEN STORMS, BUT FEBRUARY IS SHAPING UP TO BE A REAL WET ONE WITH YET ANOTHER SYSTEM DUE IN NEXT THURSDAY.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: PARTLY SUNNY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 38. NORTHWEST WIND 8 - 13 MPH.
TONIGHT: CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING MAINLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. NORTHWEST WIND 6 - 9 MPH.
TUESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS AROUND 43. SOUTH WIND 6 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. EVENING LOWS AROUND 25. SOUTHWEST WIND 8 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 21. WEST WIND 15 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS, CLEARING LATER IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 8. NORTH WIND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY: PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 29. NORTH WIND 5 - 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF SNOW. EVENING LOWS NEAR 18. WEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

FOR THE REST OF MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 24 - 34. WEST WIND 10 - 20 MPH GUSTING TO 35. RIDGE GUSTS TO 75.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR LATE IN THE EVENING. LOWS 1 - 11. NORTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 30.
TUESDAY: PARTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS 32 - 42. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 5 - 15. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 - 20 MPH GUSTING TO 40. RIDGE GUSTS TO 75.

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.
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