FORECAST 02-APR-08

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

TUESDAY, 02-APR-08, 7:10 AM

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE EASTWARD TODAY, BRINGING INCREASED CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF PRECIPT TO THE HIGH COUNTRY AND THE VALLEYS THROUGH THE EVENING. BY THURSDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. I EXPECT THAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN WITH US INTO SUNDAY, PROVIDING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.

TODAY FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH 5 -15 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR BISHOP AND THE OWENS VALLEY: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S AND EVENING LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 - 15 MPH.

TODAY FOR MAMMOTH LAKES: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPT 50%. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 39 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 21. NORTH WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MAMMOTH LAKES: MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 45 AND EVENING LOWS AROUND 25. NORTH WIND 5 MPH.

TODAY FOR MONO COUNTY: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 43 - 53 AND EVENING LOWS 19 - 29. NORTH WIND 5 - 10 MPH.

TOMORROW FOR MONO COUNTY: PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BECOMING CLEAR. HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 44 -55 AND EVENING LOWS 20 - 30. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.

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