Sundowners are powerful offshore and downslope winds that have already been orographically dried out as the air ascended the north side of the Santa Ynez Range and then is subjected to compressional heating as it descends towards the ocean on the south side of the range. That is how Santa Barbara at the coast reached 109 degrees the afternoon/early evening of the Painted Cave Fire in 1990. There is NO ocean influence whatsoever during a strong Sundowner Wind Event.
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 1:18 AM, 'Rick Bates, WA6NHC' HappyMoosePhoto@gmail.com [californiadisasters] <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Isn't Santa Ynez range further inland (few miles)? I don't think I've seen <10% on the ocean. It's oxymoronic, hot dry waterWhen that happens, don't... even... move ... or you'll explode with the grasses... don't even think warm thoughts :o)
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On Sep 17, 2014, at 12:55 AM, "Kim Noyes kimnoyes@gmail.com [californiadisasters]" <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Oh, it's happened before (single digit RH's) on the south side of the Santa Ynez Range during Sundowners. The shockaroo is when there is the epic heat spike in just a short time from one of these or at other times simply how hot it can get. This one is more of the garden variety near as I can determine.On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Rick WA6NHC HappyMoosePhoto@gmail.com [californiadisasters] <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Amazing again. I'd want to verify that one.
For the folks that don't know, that's ON the ocean, a half hour north of Santa Barbara. It never happens.
With flood warnings in the desert and hot everywhere.
Rick
On 9/16/2014 11:17 PM, Kim Noyes kimnoyes@gmail.com [californiadisasters] wrote:
A few hours ago an automated weather station near Gaviota was reporting an RH of just 5%.
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