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Warm Santa Ana Winds To Set 'Record Or Two,' Forecasters Say
Forecasters noted that crosswinds can also make driving difficult, especially in high-profile vehicles and vehicles towing trailers.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Warm Santa Ana winds swept the Southland on Wednesday, helping raise temperatures up to 20 degrees above normal, according to forecasters.
A wind advisory will be in effect until 2 p.m. in the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains and the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.
In the mountains, north-to-northeast winds of between 20 and 30 mph gusting to 45 mph will will blow through early afternoon, forecasters said. In the valleys, forecasters expect north-to-northeast winds of between 15 and 30 mph with gusts of between 35 and 45 mph.
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Forecasters noted that crosswinds can make driving difficult, especially in high-profile vehicles and vehicles towing trailers. They said strong winds are likely to affect conditions on portions of Interstate 5, 10, 210 and 405 and highways 14, 23, 101, 118, 126 and 170.
Along the L.A. County coast, a beach hazards statement — a notch less severe than a high-surf advisory — will be in force through Wednesday afternoon. Rip currents and sneaker waves are expected as a result of strong, elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet, forecasters said.
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Also scheduled to go into effect until 1 p.m. Thursday is a small craft advisory, a warning to inexperienced sailors with small vessels to stay out of the water because of perilous conditions.
The Santa Anas, which should die down by Wednesday afternoon, are helping raise temperatures. Away from the coast, it will be 10 to 20 degrees above normal Wednesday, with Burbank and Woodland Hills both expected to end up at 16 degrees above normal, said NWS meteorologist Robbie Munroe.
"We could be closing in on a record or two for this date," he added.
The NWS forecast sunny skies in L.A. County Wednesday and highs of 71 degrees Fahrenheit on Mount Wilson; 72 in Avalon; 79 in Palmdale, Lancaster and at LAX; 85 in Saugus, Long Beach and Downtown L.A.; 87 in Pasadena and San Gabriel; 88 in Burbank; and 90 in Woodland Hills.
Orange County is also forecast to be sunny, with highs of 66 in Laguna Beach; 67 in San Clemente; 78 in Irvine; 79 in Anaheim; 80 in Mission Viejo; 81 in Fullerton; and 84 in Yorba Linda.
Sunny skies are forecast through Monday. Temperatures will decline Thursday by up to 10 degrees in L.A. County and by up to 6 in Orange County.
-- City News Service, photo via Shutterstock
