FORECAST 10-APR-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

FRIDAY, 10-APR-09, MORNING REPORT

A SPLITTING TROUGH MOVING ONTO THE COAST WILL EXPAND INLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT PROVIDING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, LIGHT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE VALLEYS. SHORTWAVE RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE TROUGH GIVING US CLEARING CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY AND NICE WARMING TREND THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER LOW MOVES THROUGH OUR AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, COOLING TEMPERATURES DOWN AND PUSHING THROUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE MOUNTAINS.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 60% CHANCE OF SCATTERED RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS S 10 - 15 MPH G 20.
THIS EVENING: CLOUDY WITH A 50% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS NW 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS NW 10 - 15 MPH G 25.
SATURDAY EVENING: MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS N 10 MPH.

FOR MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 70% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS S 5 MPH.
THIS EVENING: CLOUDY WITH 40% CHANCE OF SCATTERED SNOW BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS W 5 MPH.
SATURDAY: SUNNY WITH A FEW CLOUDS OVERHEAD. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS W 5 MPH.
SATURDAY EVENING: PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS N 5 MPH.

FOR MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING NUMEROUS IN THE PM. HIGHS 35 - 45. WINDS LIGHT.
THIS EVENING: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 - 29. WINDS LIGHT.
SATURDAY: SUNSHINE WITH INTERVALS OF CLOUDS. HIGHS 39 - 49. WINDS NW 10 MPH.
SATURDAY EVENING: A FEW CLOUDS. LOWS 17 - 27. WINDS N 10 - 15 MPH.

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.