FORECAST 12-DEC-08

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FORECAST 12-DEC-08

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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, 12-DEC-08, 7:31

CONTINUED MILD WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY AS VERY STRONG, ALASKAN COLD FRONT PREPARES TO DROP SOUTHWARD AND INTO OUR AREA THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING AHEAD OF IT, VERY STRONG WINDS, PARTICULARLY IN MONO COUNTY AND OVER THE CREST. THUS A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY. SIERRA CREST WINDS COULD REACH 150 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND WIND PRONE AREAS OF MONO COUNTY COULD REACH GUSTS OF 80 MPH. BEST CHANCE OF SNOW WILL BE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, HOWEVER THE FIRST WAVE WILL BE FAIRLY MOISTURE STARVED, SO I EXPECT ONLY 2- 4 INCHES ABOVE 9,000 FEET. BY SUNDAY NIGHT ANOTHER WAVE MOVES THROUGH WITH A BETTER SHOT AT SNOW. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE PERIOD SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WE COULD SEE ANOTHER 15 - 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LIGHTER SNOW WILL FALL AS THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOORS AT ANY TIME WITHIN THIS FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE BEST CHANCE ON MONDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE IMPULSES WILL BRING WITH THEM VERY COLD AIR AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES OF 15 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE OWENS VALLEY BY MONDAY NIGHT AND 0 DEGREES FOR MAMMOTH.

FOR THE OWENS VALLEY:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS AROUND 62. NORTHWEST WIND 5 - 8 MPH.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 12 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 22.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 46. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW FLURRIES. NORTHWEST WIND 15 -20 MPH GUSTING TO 35.
SATURDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS NEAR 21. 30% CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. WEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 23.

FOR THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH LAKES:

TODAY: MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 46. WEST WIND 5 - 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS AROUND 24. 50% CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. WEST WIND 20 - 30 MPH GUSTING TO 55.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS RISING TO NEAR 26 BY MID DAY THEN DROPPING TO 18 FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. 60% CHANCE OF SNOW. WEST WIND 30 - 35 MPH GUSTING TO 55.
SATURDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH EVENING LOWS NEAR 10. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS 40%. WEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25.

FOR THE REST OF MONO COUNTY:

TODAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM 42 - 52. WEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH WITH RIDGE GUSTS TO 65.
TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. LOWS FROM 16 TO 26. VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST @ 15 - 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 -45 GUSTING TO 75. RIDGE GUSTS TO 150.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS FROM 28 TO 38. WEST WIND 30 - 45 MPH GUSTING TO 75. RIDGE GUSTS TO 150. WINDS REDUCING AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
SATURDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM 9 - 19. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IS 40%. WEST WIND 15 - 20 GUSTING TO 35 WITH RIDGE GUSTS TO 65.

THIS IS DENNIS MATTINSON WITH YOUR EASTERN SIERRA WEATHER FORECAST AND HAVE A GREAT SNOW DO IT WEEKEND.

NOTE: DENNIS' FORECAST ORIGINATES FROM THE FORT INDEPENDENCE EPA METEOROLOGICAL STATION. BECAUSE WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, THIS FORECAST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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