Valleywide : Weak Santa Anas Gust Into Region
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Warm but weak Santa Ana winds swept into the region Sunday, gusting to 25 m.p.h. through the passes and canyons surrounding the San Fernando Valley.
“Right now, we’re not expecting any really strong winds, although that is a possibility,” said Michael Most, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
The winds were expected to help keep high temperatures in the Valley in the upper 80s and low 90s on Monday. Temperatures may drop by about five degrees as the effects of the Santa Ana winds lessen later in the week, Most said.
Santa Anas are created when a high pressure weather system hovers over high-plateau regions of inland California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. The air flow moves from those areas toward the Pacific Ocean and lower pressure. As the air moves downward, it heats up.
Two years ago, it was the hot, dry Santa Ana winds that fanned the flames of the Malibu wildfires.
Santa Ana winds are most common in September, October and November but can happen at any time of the year, Most said.
Skies will be clear for most of the week, and no rain is expected, he said.
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