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  2. List of local winds - Wikipedia

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    Santa Ana winds (dry downslope winds that affect coastal Southern California and northern Baja California) Santa Lucia winds (a downslope wind affecting southern San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara Counties, California) [citation needed] Squamish (strong, violent wind occurring in many of the fjords of British Columbia)

  3. Climate of California - Wikipedia

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    The prevailing westerly winds from the oceans also bring moisture, and the northern parts of the state generally receive higher annual rainfall amounts than the south. California's mountain ranges influence the climate as well: moisture-laden air from the west cools as it ascends the mountains, dropping moisture; some of the rainiest parts of ...

  4. Prevailing winds - Wikipedia

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    In meteorology, prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are the trends in direction of wind with the highest speed over a particular point on the Earth's surface at any given time.

  5. Hot, dry and dusty: When the Santa Ana 'devil winds' blow ...

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    Unlike the prevailing winds in Southern California, which flow generally from west to east, carrying temperate air from the Pacific, the Santa Anas flow from northeast to southwest out of the ...

  6. Santa Ana winds - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".

  7. Red flag warning issued for Northern California’s interior as ...

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    Wind gusts on the Valley floor could top 45 mph with sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph. The strongest winds, however, will be in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta where winds are expected to be 20 to ...

  8. Here's where 350,000 SoCal residents could lose power due to ...

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    California's three largest utility companies are all considering shutting off power in regions where dangerously strong winds are expected to heighten wildfire risk this week.. More than 350,000 ...

  9. San Francisco fog - Wikipedia

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    Fog is a common weather phenomenon in the San Francisco Bay Area and the entire coastline of California extending south to the northwest coast of the Baja California Peninsula. The frequency of fog and low-lying stratus clouds is due to a combination of factors particular to the region that are especially prevalent in the summer.