FORECAST 19-MAR-09

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FORECAST 19-MAR-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

THURSDAY, 19-MAR-09, MORNING REPORT

A WEAK SHORTWAVE IMPULSE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER WITH SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. MAMMOTH, JUNE AND THE REST OF MONO COUNTY, WILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TODAY AND FRIDAY. THIS IS IN PREPARATION FOR A FAST PACED, PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA, WHICH WILL HIT THE AREA LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS COULD DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM ON BOTH OF THOSE DAYS. THE MONO COUNTY HIGH COUNTRY COULD SEE A MUCH AS 12 - 24 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM BY LATE SUNDAY. HECK, EVEN THE OWENS VALLEY MIGHT GET SOME RAIN FROM THIS STORM ON SUNDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE THEN BUILDS IN WITH GRADUAL WARMING FROM EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY

TODAY: PARTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. WINDS NW 5 - 9 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS SW 3 - 6 MPH.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS NW 7 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: SOME CLOUDS OVERHEAD. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS W 7 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH AND JUNE LAKES:

TODAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS W 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS SW 5 - 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS S 10 - 15 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS 57 - 67. WINDS LIGHT.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 26 - 36. WINDS S 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS 56 - 66. WINDS SW 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 27 - 37. WINDS SW 10 - 15 MPH G 30. RIDGE G TO 70.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL AND PM-10 MONITORING STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST MAY NOT BE TOTALLY ACCURATE FOR YOUR AREA.
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