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Santa Ana sends winds rushing into Southern California

Dangerous Santa Ana winds were whipping Southern California - strong dry downslope winds that fuel fires. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind advisory for all of Southern California, along with a heat advisory. Both are set to last until Saturday. A front page on today’s L.A. Times reads, “Winds will test whether L.A. learned its lessons,” referencing the destructive Eaton and Palisades fires early last year that were driven by especially destructive Santa Ana winds. Todd Hall, the National Weather Service’s warning coordination meteorologist, says that the speed and strength of the wind makes fire spread much easier.