WEATHER FORECAST 18-FEB-08

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FORECAST FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND MAMMOTH AREA
PROVIDED BY DENNIS MATTINSON
EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECASTER
BROADCASTING FOUR TIMES A DAY ON THE SIERRAWAVE 92.5 / 96.5 FM

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2008 7:10 AM

A FEW HIGH CLOUDS TODAY AS AN UPPER LOW SPINS OFFSHORE. IT WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE OWENS VALLEY WEATHER EXCEPT FOR SOME COOLING. THE HIGH COUNTRY CAN EXPECT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT. THEN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, A SERIES OF STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH OUR AREA. TIMING IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE BUT AS OF NOW, THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON TUESDAY NIGHT, THEN ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY THEN FINALLY ON SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AT ABOUT 7,000 FEET AND WORK THEIR WAY DOWN TO 4,000 BY THE WEEKEND. MORE FINE TUNING TO COME AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 67 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTH WIND LIGHT.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 61 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 32. NORTHWEST WIND 3 - 7 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 44 IN TOWN AND 53 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 16 - 27. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY. SNOW LEVEL 7,000 FEET. HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 40 IN TOWN AND 50 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 24 - 33. WEST WIND 10 MPH.

((NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION AND IS FOR A SPECIFIC AREA AND TIME FRAME.))