Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. However, "since the wind speeds are so high now, the slow decrease will not bring the winds down to below warning levels until early evening,

The same Santa Ana winds spreading wildfire across southern California are blowing the smoke over the Pacific Ocean, not into Arizona.

High pressure is building from the north and that will help to tighten the pressure gradient over southern California, producing more gusty winds.

The Santa Ana winds are a notorious wind event in California. It has been fueling the southern California wildfires.