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A. Santa Ana winds are dry and warm (often hot) winds in the Southern California area that blow in from the desert -- which includes the Great Basin of the western United States, incorporating Nevada and part of Utah.
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www.atmos.ucla.edu/~fovell/ASother/mm5/SantaAna/santa_a...
www.atmos.ucla.edu/~fovell/ASother/mm5/SantaAna/santa_ana_faq.html
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Santa Ana winds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry offshore winds that characteristically sweep through in Southern California and northern Baja California in late fall into winter. They can range from h...
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Mountains help create hot, dry Santa Ana winds ... Several meteorological factors come together to create the hot, dry Santa Ana winds that often whip up roaring fires in Southern California. ... The factors needed to stir up Santa Ana winds usually begin with a high-pressure area to the northeast of Southern California.
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www.usatoday.com/weather/wsanta.htm
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This view from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer shows the pattern of airborne dust stirred up by Santa Ana winds on February 9, 2002. The image is from MISR's 70-degree forward-viewing camera, and airborne particulates are especially visible due to the camera's oblique viewing angle.
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meteora.ucsd.edu/cap/santa_ana.html
meteora.ucsd.edu/cap/santa_ana.html
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Santa Ana Winds Youth Band- Official Ambassadors of Music for Orange County, CA ... Here Come the Santa Ana Winds! ... The world renown Santa Ana Winds Youth Band provides solid musical education to America's youths. We proudly hold the title of Official Ambassadors of Music for Orange County.
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www.sawinds.org/
www.sawinds.org/
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The hot, dry Santa Ana winds were waning Wednesday, a boon for firefighters and Southern Californians who hope the lull in "devil winds" is more than a respite. ... Santa Ana winds expected to die down as pressure system shifts eastward;
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www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/24/env.weather/index.html
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What are the Santana or Santa Ana Winds? ... The Santana Winds or Santa Ana Winds, most common in the late summer and early fall, begin with dry air moving in from the interior of the U.S. towards Southern California.
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www.laalmanac.com/weather/we23.htm
www.laalmanac.com/weather/we23.htm
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THE SANTA ANA WINDS ... Several articles on the origin of the name Santa Ana are to be found in the March and April issues of Touring Topics in 1933. One theory offered was that the winds were named after the blustery Mexican general and president, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
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www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/58january/santa.htm
www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/58january/santa.htm
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