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STRONG WIND GUSTS FORECAST, BRINGING VALLEY FIRE DANGER.


Byline: Daily News

SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country,  -- Tuesday's weather was marked by light snow on the Grapevine and a chilly breeze closer to home, where the high temperature didn't break 60 degrees.

But high winds -- with gusts up to 55 mph -- are due today, prompting the National Weather Service 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.  for fire danger through Sunday.

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 remains in the air. A high-wind advisory in effect on local freeways was expected to continue through the week, with the California Highway Patrol cautioning drivers of high-profile vehicles to stay off the road.

A frontal system moving through Southern California is expected to hit the hardest along the Intestate The description of a person who dies without making a valid will or the reference made to this condition.


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 5 corridor through the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. .

Winds will develop in the passes and canyons and ``drying will begin in earnest,'' according to the advisory issued Tuesday by the weather service.

The winds should decrease late Thursday and into Friday, but low humidities will continue.

Today was expected to be sunny with highs in the 50s to lower 60s and overnight lows dipping into the upper 30s. Thursday and Friday are expected to be slightly warmer.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Nov 29, 2006
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