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High Wind in Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California

High Wind January 17, 2013 · Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California

76 mph
Measured gust (66 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong northeasterly winds were reported across the Santa Monica mountains. The sensor at Laguna Peak reported wind gusts between 68 and 76 MPH.

The wider storm

Strong surface high pressure over the Great Basin generated another round of strong and gusty Santa Ana winds across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Northeasterly wind gusts as high as 76 MPH were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 431823. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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