FORECAST 26-FEB-08

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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 7:04 AM

AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BASICALLY MAINTAIN GENERALLY DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE SOME MINOR TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS FROM DAY TO DAY AS PASSING TROUGHS SLIGHTLY WEAKEN THE RIDGE. FOR MONO COUNTY IN PARTICULAR, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL SEE WINDS PICK UP A BIT AND TEMPS BECOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE ENERGY FROM THAT SYSTEM WILL STAY TO OUR NORTH.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH A FEW HIGH CIRRUS OVERHEAD. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 67 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 34. NORTHWEST WIND 6 - 8 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY ONCE AGAIN. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 68 AND EVENING LOWS NEAR 31. NORTHWEST WIND 8 - 12 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 44 IN TOWN AND 54 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 7 - 17. NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES AND THE MONO VALLEYS: MOSTLY SUNNY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF EARLY MORNING FREEZING FOG IN THE MONO LAKE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 47 IN TOWN AND 56 FOR THE MONO VALLEYS. EVENING LOWS RANGING FROM 14 - 24. NORTH WIND 10 MPH.

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