Forecasters warned particularly of the possibility of “breaking mountain waves ... Forecasters said that despite the Santa Ana winds, temperatures across the region could actually fall ...

Meanwhile, the same Santa Ana Winds whipped up the ocean, and sent waves to the leeward side of Catalina Island, some 22 miles off the coast. Surfers scored the novelty waves in Avalon Harbor.

The Orange County and Santa Ana Mountains area is the focus of an updated wind advisory issued at 9:12 p.m. on Monday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from Tuesday noon until ...

Jon Keeley, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Powerful Santa Ana winds, with gusts reaching hurricane strength, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and spread ...