High Wind — Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California

2014-04-29 to 2014-04-30 · Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California

Event narrative

Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported numerous wind gusts between 58 and 64 MPH.

Wider weather episode

Surface high pressure, building into the Great Basin, generated a strong late-season Santa Ana wind event across Ventura and Los Angeles counties. In the mountains, northeast wind gusts in excess of 70 MPH were reported while northeast wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH were reported in some valley areas. As the winds developed, a couple of small wildfires occurred across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, but did not grow to any significant levels.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 513877. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.