Strong Santa Ana winds forecast for L.A. area through Wednesday
Officials are warning that gusts from a new series of Santa Ana winds could cause driving problems in mountain and canyon areas through Wednesday.
The National Weather Service said high pressure in the Great Basin will cause the warm winds. "Damaging" wind gusts up to 65 mph are forecast in some coastal and inland mountain areas, according to the weather service. Wind gusts in the Inland Empire and Orange County could reach 80 mph.
Drivers of high-profile vehicles should be particularly careful while driving in these areas.
Gusts in the Malibu Hills reached 36 mph Monday.
-- Shelby Grad
EDITOR'S PICKS:
I am here in SWNM. If we had 100 MPH winds, this would become the
"UNGRAND CANYON".
Used top live in San Gabriel Valley, moved 6yurs ago.
Posted by: Cognipak | January 31, 2011 at 07:23 PM
Claremont sux!
Posted by: Robert Mudd | January 31, 2011 at 08:57 PM
its going to be windy windy windy. 80 mph winds in Orange county wow.
Posted by: kris | January 31, 2011 at 11:35 PM
You think meteorologists would get right at some point.
The winds are called the "SATANAS" or devil winds NOT the Santa Ana Winds. Poor Santa Anaa had nothing to do with either the wind or the devil.
Posted by: Socorro Varela | February 01, 2011 at 01:19 PM