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On Saturday at 7:58 a.m. a fire weather watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA valid from Tuesday 7 a.m. until ...
To understand the Santa Ana winds, it’s important to first look at the larger atmospheric pattern that creates them. A strong ...
Today's rainfall deposited up to .35" of rain for some parts of the Central Coast. There is a slight chance of showers Sunday but offshore winds return next week (strong in SoCal).
The weather service says a strong pressure gradient will bring gusty south to southwest winds across the region through the morning, but that the strength of the winds should taper off by mid morning.
This deficit relative to pressure farther away at the same altitude creates a pressure-gradient force that pulls air inward to fill the space vacated by the rising, buoyant air. The reverse ...