FORECAST 30-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

MONDAY, 30-MAR-09, MORNING REPORT

THAT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH, THAT MOVED THROUGH PACNW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THIS MORNING, BROUGHT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS LAST NIGHT WERE; FORT INDEPENDENCE 60.7 MPH; BISHOP 45.8; WHITE MOUNTAIN 134.1. THOSE WINDS WILL REDUCE TODAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD, WITH CLEAR SKIES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE LATER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PACNW, GIVING US MORE WINDY CONDITIONS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MONO COUNTY HIGH COUNTRY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN MOVES OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES AND REDUCED WINDS.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: LOTS OF SUNSHINE. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS NW 5 - 15 MPH.
TONIGHT: A FEW CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS N 5 - 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS W 6 - 9 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS W 7 - 10 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: BLUE SKIES. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS N 5 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WINDS NW 5 MPH.
TUESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS W 5 - 10 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. HIGHS 42 - 52. WINDS NE 10 - 15 MPH. RIDGE G 75.
TONIGHT: MAINLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 - 26. WINDS N 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: SOME CLOUDS. HIGHS 50 - 60. WINDS W 10 - 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 26 - 36. WINDS W 10 - 15 MPH. RIDGE G 55.

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.