Santa Ana winds

E774545

meteorological phenomenon wind

Santa Ana winds are strong, dry, and often hot winds that blow from inland deserts toward coastal Southern California, frequently exacerbating wildfire conditions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Santa Ana Winds	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	meteorological phenomenon ⓘ wind ⓘ
airCharacteristics	dry ⓘ often hot ⓘ warm ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Devil winds NERFINISHED ⓘ Santana winds NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ
blowToward	coastal Southern California ⓘ
canCause	hazardous fire weather warnings ⓘ heat waves in coastal areas ⓘ
causedBy	air flowing downslope from elevated plateaus ⓘ high-pressure system over Great Basin ⓘ pressure gradient between interior and coast ⓘ
climatologicalPattern	can last several days ⓘ episodic ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effectOnHumidity	lower relative humidity ⓘ produce very low humidity ⓘ
effectOnOcean	enhance coastal upwelling ⓘ
effectOnTemperature	raise coastal temperatures ⓘ
effectOnWeather	clear skies ⓘ stable air mass ⓘ
effectOnWildfires	aid long-distance ember transport ⓘ exacerbate wildfire conditions ⓘ increase wildfire spread ⓘ promote rapid fire growth ⓘ
influences	Southern California wildfire season NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal marine layer ⓘ
monitoredBy	National Weather Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Santa Ana Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
originateFrom	Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ inland deserts ⓘ
riskFactor	blowing dust ⓘ downed power lines ⓘ reduced air quality ⓘ
strongestIn	canyons ⓘ coastal foothills ⓘ mountain passes ⓘ
typicalSeason	autumn ⓘ winter ⓘ
typicalWindSpeed	can exceed 40 mph ⓘ can exceed 60 mph in canyons and passes ⓘ
windDirection	from land to sea ⓘ offshore ⓘ
windType	foehn-like wind ⓘ katabatic wind ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Thomas Fire → drivingWeatherCondition → Santa Ana winds ⓘ

Caught in the Game → hasPart → Santa Ana winds ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santa Ana Winds