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Why do Santa Ana winds also tend to be fast winds?

April 26, 2017fast santa ana winds

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Why do Santa Ana winds also tend to be fast winds?

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A. In addition to flowing downslope, Santa Ana winds tend to be channeled through passes and canyons, locally increasing their speed. If you take a garden hose through which water is flowing, and restrict the opening, you increase the water velocity. In the same way, winds pick up speed when channeled through topographic features.