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High Wind in Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California
High Wind December 29, 2013 · Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. At Laguna Peak, sustained winds of 62 MPH with gusts as high as 87 MPH were reported. At the Malibu Hills RAWS sensor, wind gusts between 59 and 62 MPH were reported.
The wider storm
Surface high pressure, building into the Great Basin, brought a third round of Santa Ana winds to Southern California. In the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, north to northeast winds gusts as high as 87 MPH were reported.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 490741. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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