The winds fueling Southern California wildfires form when a high-pressure system develops over the Great Basin in Utah and Nevada

The ferocious wildfires turning the Los Angeles area into a raging inferno are being fueled by “hurricane force” Santa Ana winds that have already prompted the evacuation of tens of

The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los Angeles area.

Santa Ana winds can bring disruptive impacts to daily life in Los Angeles and parts of southern California, but when coupled with wildfires they can escalate the situation rapidly, causing the fires to take hold and spread at great speed.

The Santa Ana wind forecast for Southern California has worsened, and forecasters now expect to issue a red flag fire weather warning starting Monday.

Devastating wildfires are quickly blazing through Los Angeles, consuming structures and sending thick smoke into the air. Here’s how that might (or might not) affect Utah’s air.

Another wave of Santa Ana winds arrive Saturday ... bumping into a ridge of high pressure settling over the Great Basin of Utah and Nevada, creating a "tight" pressure gradient that will produce ...

The devastating fires across Southern California are being driven by the Santa Ana winds, as incredibly dry and windy conditions continue to heighten the fire danger

That’s leading to the creation of mountain waves, which arise when strong winds blow perpendicular to a mountain range. The waves shoot down the coastal side of the mountains, gaining speed along the way, and are more casually referred to as simple Santa Ana winds.

However, several additional rounds of moderate Santa Ana winds will occur through the middle ... the wind event originated in the Nevada and Utah regions of the Great Basin, where high pressure ...

The fast-moving wildfires ripping through Southern California are being fueled by the state’s fierce Santa Ana winds. The Los Angeles ... warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from Nevada and Utah to Southern California toward the coast.

With high pressure building over the Great Basin (an area around Nevada, Utah and Idaho), Santa Ana winds are set to strengthen again over the next few days. Winds blowing in from the east or north-east, are set to peak on Tuesday, with gusts up to 70mph ...