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Sep 28, 2021 · “Santa Ana” joins a long list of names of strange and unsettling winds around the world: the khamsin, harmattan, ghibli, and sirocco … the chubasco, zonda, and Tehuantepec … the foehn, and ...
Santa Ana winds are dry and warm winds from the Great Basin, an area that incorporates large parts of the states of Nevada and Utah. They start in the Basin's inland deserts, east and north of Southern California, and flow downward, taking a turn toward the Pacific Ocean.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. High-speed and dangerous winds that periodically kick up and blow from the mountains to the coast in Southern California are referred to as...
Nov 16, 2022 · (OnScene.TV) By Summer Lin. and Christian Martinez. Published Nov. 16, 2022 Updated Nov. 17, 2022 8:56 AM PT. The strongest Santa Ana winds of the year lashed Los Angeles and Ventura counties...
Oct 10, 2019 · Santa Ana winds are strong, dry downslope winds in Southern California and northern Baja California. They’re caused by clockwise circulation around areas of surface high pressure east of...
Oct 28, 2019 · Because they start as zones of high-pressure air in the Great Basin, Santa Ana winds can be forecast. The ones that occur in the fall tend to get the most notice, because the fire risk is...
The winds tend to make for choppy surf conditions in the Southern California Bight, and often batter the north coast of Santa Catalina Island, including Avalon cove and the island's airport. This page demonstrates the development of a Santa Ana event in the Los Angeles basin.
