Last "big" storm 1-3 March ... couple feet.
Light snow / showers expected till mid March.
Then .... break out the jet ski / kayak / fishing gear /
ARGH !!!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:23:26 AM
TUESDAY AM UPDATE:
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON....THEN THE UPPER JET WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL CA WEDNESDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. SO MORE WIND ON THE WAY!! ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER A 5 DAY PERIOD (THROUGH SATURDAY)......PATTERN CHANGE COMING BY MID MARCH....DRY AGAIN?
TUESDAY MORNINGS GUIDANCE SHOWS THE UPPER JET LIFTING NORTH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO THE RE-AMPLIFICATION OF THE LONG WAVE TROF RELOADING AT 140W. THAT SYSTEM WILL BE THE ONE THAT EVENTUALLY DUMPS A LOT OF SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BEGINNING LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
GUSTY WINDS RAKED THE EASTERN SIERRA LAST NIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNINGS HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH. LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT SHORT WAVE RIDGING SHOULD ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER THE CREST WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT LEAST MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN IS STILL HIGHLIGHTED BY THE FACT THAT WE STILL HAVE AN UPPER RIDGE AT 170W....A TROF IN THE MEAN AT 140W AND A RIDGE DOWN STREAM AT 110W. THIS PATTERN STILL FAVORS A SUBTROPICAL TAP AT TIMES WHEN PERIODS OF AMPLIFICATION OCCUR. AT THE PRESENT.... SHORT WAVE RIDGING WILL GIVE MAMMOTH A SUNNY DAY TUESDAY, ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN ESPECIALLY BREEZY IN THE AM.
THE NEXT UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE WEDNESDAY AM IS ASSOCIATED WITH 110 KNOT UPPER JET. THIS WILL BRING BACK SNOW SHOWERS TO MAMMOTH WEDNESDAY AM. A STRONGER SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO MAMMOTH THURSDAY AM WITH STRONGER WINDS AND A BETTER CHANCE OF MEASURABLE SNOWFALL.
THE NEW 12Z TUESDAY GFS HAS A STRONGER UPPER JET (140KNOTS) DIVING DUE SOUTH JUST OUTSIDE OF 140W WHICH RELOADS THE LONG WAVE AND SET THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM ABOUT SUNDAY/MONDAY. APPARENTLY...THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
DR HOWARD AND THE DWEEBS.............................
Light snow / showers expected till mid March.
Then .... break out the jet ski / kayak / fishing gear /
ARGH !!!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:23:26 AM
TUESDAY AM UPDATE:
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON....THEN THE UPPER JET WILL INCREASE OVER CENTRAL CA WEDNESDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY. SO MORE WIND ON THE WAY!! ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER A 5 DAY PERIOD (THROUGH SATURDAY)......PATTERN CHANGE COMING BY MID MARCH....DRY AGAIN?
TUESDAY MORNINGS GUIDANCE SHOWS THE UPPER JET LIFTING NORTH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO THE RE-AMPLIFICATION OF THE LONG WAVE TROF RELOADING AT 140W. THAT SYSTEM WILL BE THE ONE THAT EVENTUALLY DUMPS A LOT OF SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY BEGINNING LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
GUSTY WINDS RAKED THE EASTERN SIERRA LAST NIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNINGS HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH. LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT SHORT WAVE RIDGING SHOULD ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER THE CREST WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT LEAST MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN IS STILL HIGHLIGHTED BY THE FACT THAT WE STILL HAVE AN UPPER RIDGE AT 170W....A TROF IN THE MEAN AT 140W AND A RIDGE DOWN STREAM AT 110W. THIS PATTERN STILL FAVORS A SUBTROPICAL TAP AT TIMES WHEN PERIODS OF AMPLIFICATION OCCUR. AT THE PRESENT.... SHORT WAVE RIDGING WILL GIVE MAMMOTH A SUNNY DAY TUESDAY, ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN ESPECIALLY BREEZY IN THE AM.
THE NEXT UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE WEDNESDAY AM IS ASSOCIATED WITH 110 KNOT UPPER JET. THIS WILL BRING BACK SNOW SHOWERS TO MAMMOTH WEDNESDAY AM. A STRONGER SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO MAMMOTH THURSDAY AM WITH STRONGER WINDS AND A BETTER CHANCE OF MEASURABLE SNOWFALL.
THE NEW 12Z TUESDAY GFS HAS A STRONGER UPPER JET (140KNOTS) DIVING DUE SOUTH JUST OUTSIDE OF 140W WHICH RELOADS THE LONG WAVE AND SET THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM ABOUT SUNDAY/MONDAY. APPARENTLY...THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
DR HOWARD AND THE DWEEBS.............................
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