A powerful Santa Ana windstorm is expected to bring dangerous conditions and a high risk of wildfires to Southern California.
Southern California is facing a major Santa Ana windstorm expected to bring dangerous and destructive conditions.Gusts of 50–70 mph are forecasted from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, with localized maximums reaching up to 100 mph in elevated areas.Regions such as the Santa Monica Mountains, Hollywood, Burbank, Beverly Hills and Malibu are at high risk.
Residents should stay indoors and away from windows,' warned the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Los Angeles, citing a 'life-threatening and destructive windstorm.'The winds are also expected to create 'extreme fire conditions' in areas already parched by ongoing drought. The 3 wettest months in California are typically January, February and March,' Jayme Laber, a senior service hydrologist at the NWS, told Newsweek. 'So far, Southern California has been dry or below normal. The lack of precipitation in the southern areas has kept the vegetation very dry and more susceptible to producing large fires if there were to be a fire start.Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that sweep across Southern California from inland deserts to the coast.These winds are fueled by high-pressure systems over the Great Basin, where cooler air flows toward lower elevations near the Los Angeles Basin. As the air moves downslope, it compresses, heats and dries, creating conditions ripe for wildfires and property damage.Santa Ana Winds can be powerful enough to damage utility lines, buildings and trees while spreading wildfires at alarming speeds.Santa Ana winds form when strong high-pressure systems in the interior West force cooler air downslope toward Southern California. The temperature of the air rises as it descends, and its relative humidity drops, creating warm and dry conditions.For this event, a high-pressure system over the Great Basin is combining with a developing storm in northwestern Mexic
SANTA ANA WINDS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM DRY CONDITIONS
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