What was the name of the winds that made the california fires this year so bad?
2007-11-19 08:22:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
They were the Santa ana winds blowing east to west from low pressure over the rockies.
2007-11-19 11:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by WR 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are Santa Ana winds. When high pressure builds up over the Great Basin, that is, the area between the Sierras and the Rockies, this blocks the usual sea breeze in California. If the pressure differential between the Great Basin and the ocean off the coast of California is great enough the wind actually blows in the opposite direction from the east or northeast toward the coast. This wind blows in off the desert and is very dry and sometimes very strong as well.
2007-11-19 19:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Santa Ana Winds which are a downslope wind.
2007-11-19 16:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by Water 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋