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High Wind Warnings in Southern California With Gusts Up to 65 mph as Pattern Turns Offshore

A turn to offshore Santa Ana winds follows as the storm departs.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA MARCH 14: A flag at a shopping center in Stevenson Ranch billows in the gusty Santa Ana winds that blew through the Southland felling trees in some areas, prompting warnings of hazardous driving conditions and possible damage to power lines. Photographed in Stevenson Ranch, Los Angeles County, CA on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, Southern Ventura County Mountains and Northern Ventura County Mountains are under an updated high wind warning which was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 1:35 p.m. The warning is valid from 8 p.m. until Thursday Jan. 8, at 8 p.m.

Overview

  • The National Weather Service keeps a high wind warning in effect through Thursday evening for the 5 Freeway corridor and nearby mountain ranges, calling for north winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
  • Periods of blowing snow and low visibility may affect Frazier Park and the Tejon Pass, with saturated soils heightening the risk of downed trees, power lines, and outages.
  • Wind advisories cover the Coachella Valley beginning Wednesday night and San Diego County mountains and deserts from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 1 p.m. Thursday, with mountain gusts up to 70 mph and desert gusts locally to 60 mph.
  • A High Surf Advisory for western beaches runs from early Thursday through Friday evening, warning of 10 to 15 foot breakers and dangerous rip currents.
  • Forecasts call for winds to shift offshore by Friday as a ridge builds, bringing a multi‑day Santa Ana event, lower humidity, clearing skies, and a warming trend into next week.