sgt1372It's been incredibly windy in #EastCoCoCounty this afternoon Sun 5/17 apparently due to a:
. . . strong **low-pressure system** moving through the Great Basin (the desert region to the east), leaving a powerful ridge of **high pressure** building right in its wake over Northern California. Air naturally rushes from areas of high pressure to low pressure. Because that pressure difference (or gradient) is so steep right now, it is generating fierce, fast-moving winds across the state.
As these winds turn more northerly and northeasterly, they are creating a "down-sloping" effect. Air is being forced down the sides of the North, East, and South Bay mountains. As that air sinks, it compresses, speeds up, and dries out."
The winds are coming from the north now & the winds are not expected to die off until around midday tomorrow morning Mon 5/18.
