LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parts of Southern California are feeling the effects of gusty Santa Ana winds.
The National Weather Service says the strongest of Thursday's northeast winds are in the mountains, and wind advisories have been posted for many areas from Ventura County south to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Among the highest gusts recorded since late Wednesday was a 63 mph blast in the Malibu hills.
The weather service says conditions could be hazardous for drivers of high-profile vehicles, and trees could be blown down because the ground is saturated from recent rains.
Forecasters say that after winds drop off later in the day the region will be in for another cold night.
Early Thursday, Lancaster came within a degree of tying its record low for the date, 12 degrees set in 1976.
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