• A sundowner is a northerly offshore wind in California along the southern Pacific slope of Santa Ynez Mountains, in communities along the Gaviota Coast...
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    The Santa Ana winds, also sometimes called the devil winds, are strong, extremely dry downslope winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern...
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  • Look up sundowner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sundowner or Sundowners may refer to: The Sundowners (novel), by Jon Cleary, 1952 Sundowners, a novel...
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    moisture in the source air mass The Santa Ana winds of southern California, including the Sundowner winds of Santa Barbara, are in some ways similar to...
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    Chinook winds, or simply Chinooks, are two types of prevailing warm, generally westerly winds in western North America: Coastal Chinooks and interior...
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    downslope winds are funneled through mountain passes, which intensify their effect, and examples include the Santa Ana and sundowner winds. Wind speeds during...
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    even can spawn Sundowner winds in Santa Barbara. Although Santa Ana winds may recur, Diablo events in autumn tend to precede Santa Ana wind events by a few...
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    the Salinas valley. Like the well known Santa Ana winds of Southern California or the Sundowner winds of Santa Barbara, Santa Lucia's Cuesta Grade on Highway...
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    fanned by offshore winds, known as Sundowner winds, that blow down the Santa Ynez Mountains, gusting up to 85 mph (137 km/h). These winds caused the fire...
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    intense sundowner winds, a type of foehn wind in which the air is heated adiabatically and dried as it moves downslope. In dry years these winds pose an...
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    Lee wave (redirect from Rotor wind)
    altitude Wind direction within 30° of perpendicular to the mountain ridgeline Strong low-altitude winds in a stable atmosphere Ridgetop winds of at least...
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    Sundowner is a motor yacht formerly owned by Charles Lightoller, former second officer of the RMS Titanic. She participated in the Dunkirk evacuation...
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    height to the northwest of Goleta, at Broadcast and Santa Ynez Peaks. Sundowner winds occur in both Goleta and Santa Barbara. Bobcats can also be seen in...
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  • violent wind occurring in many of the fjords of British Columbia) Les Suêtes (western Cape Breton Highlands) high speed southeasterly winds Sundowner, (strong...
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    coast as they cause an effect known as the sundowner winds, which are very similar to the Santa Ana winds seen in nearby Santa Ana, California. The SBCFD...
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    had grown to 150 acres (0.61 km2) with 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) sundowner winds expected. Officials issued mandatory evacuations for approximately...
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  • fueling some of the worst sundowner winds ever recorded. The first engine arrived on scene at 6:05 p.m. and was met with winds gusting over 40 miles per...
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    1,128 1953 Flanks the narrow gorge of Gaviota Creek, which funnels Sundowner winds onto the popular beach area. George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area...
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    acres (570 ha) as the fire was propelled by downslope sundowner winds. This offshore northerly wind contrasts with the more typical onshore flow and sent...
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    with Sundowner winds expected". Santa Ynez Valley News. Retrieved 15 July 2017. Bolton, Tom. "Whittier Fire Puts on Menacing Show as Sundowner Winds Whip...
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  • The Sundowner is an Australian radio series starring Chips Rafferty as a swagman. The series originated in 1947 as a vehicle for Chips Rafferty after...
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    as well as the occurrence of offshore wind events, such as the Santa Anas, Diablo winds, or sundowner winds. However, fires are possible at any time...
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    threatened Carpinteria and Summerland areas. Officials feared the sundowner winds could push the fire into those communities as they blow south from...
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    American Monsoon. In the fall, afternoon or evening downslope winds, locally called "Sundowners", can raise temperatures into the high 90s °F (high 30s °C)...
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    Sundowner winds and burned to the edges of Goleta requiring the multiple strike teams for structure protection. After the initial 48 hours, the winds...
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  • winds rapidly pushed the fire south through the rugged Los Padres National Forest. The fire grew by hundreds of acres within hours as sundowner winds...
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    to the fires as a "perfect storm," including strong Santa Ana and sundowner winds, with gusts reaching 80 miles per hour (129 km/h), as well as high...
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    option) Falcon GL utility Falcon GL van (with Sundowner option) Interior of Falcon GL van (with Sundowner option) An "S Pack" option was introduced at...
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  • UK Actress The Devils Mahler 4 Glynis Johns 100 UK Actress, Singer The Sundowners Mary Poppins 4 Christian Oliver 51 Germany Actor The Good German Speed...
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    Victor "Pug" Henry in the mini-series The Winds of War (1983) and again in War and Remembrance (1988). When The Winds of War aired, it was the most watched...
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