40-MPH WINDS CAUSE FEW PROBLEMS IN A.V.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Santa Ana winds Santa Ana Winds may refer to: 1. Santa Ana wind, a local Southern California reference to Föhn winds, a meteorological phenomenon occurring as a layer of wind is forced over a mountain range -- drying the air -- which then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope -- gusting to 40 mph whipped up dust Monday around the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley but caused no major problems, officials said. The winds were expected to blow just as hard today. Gusts were clocked as high as 47 mph Sunday night at Lancaster's Fox Airfield and 39 mph Monday. Winds hit 40 mph Monday afternoon at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale. Gusts reached 76 mph in Santa Clarita. The California Highway Patrol issued a wind advisory Monday for the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. from Santa Clarita to Avenue A. The National Weather Service said today will be sunny and breezy, with winds out of the northeast gusting to 40 mph this afternoon in the Antelope Valley, and even windier in the Santa Clarita and San Fernando valleys. Antelope Valley afternoon temperatures are expected to be in the lower to mid-60s, with the temperature dropping overnight to the lower to mid-30s. Winds are expected to lessen tonight. The Santa Ana winds started blowing Sunday night as a high pressure weather system over northern Nevada pushed its way toward a low-pressure system moving through Baja California, said Stuart Seto, a specialist with the weather service. The dangerous wind conditions prompted the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La to issue a red flag warning A Red Flag Warning is a forecast warning issued by the United States National Weather Service to tell area firefighting and land management agencies that conditions are ideal for wildland fire ignition and propagation. advising that there is a high fire danger for the entire county through today. ``Despite the rainfall during the past month, the extended period of offshore flow will continue to lower fuel moisture levels through Tuesday,'' said Capt. Brian Jordan, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman. ``The strong winds and low relative humidity relative humidity n. The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air at a specific temperature to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage. levels will create the potential for critical fire weather conditions.'' |
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