Strong Santa Ana Winds are Becoming Likely by End Week into The Weekend.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - January 4, 2009 (SocalWeather.Org) Strong Santa Ana Winds are Becoming Likely by End Week into The Weekend.

ES1 released to the public on January 1, 2009. The outcome of the forecast was much different than December 2008. In fact the pattern indicated a Santa Ana Wind pattern.

The Southern California Weather Authority has released a forecast for Santa Ana Winds to return to the Southern California area as early as Friday. These winds could last into the weekend with gusts over hurricane force in some spots.

"We are starting to see the signs of the pattern coming to due to the Pacific ridge building to our West. "said Kevin Martin, of the Southern California Weather Authority. "Preliminary estimations are that sometime between January 9th and the 12th, the ridge would build in position off the Western United States, and in doing so could cause a Santa Ana Wind event for our region."

I like Santa Ana Winds better than Santana Winds. California is already Northern Mexico as it is so no need for a Mexican name.

Well.....you may like it.....but it doesn't follow logic. It's like saying you're "silly" when you haven't had any food for sometime....instead of "I'm hungry". The two words are different. They do not mean the same thing.

Santa Ana means.....Saint Anne.

Santana means.......Devil Winds.

Not too much similarity here....except the pronunciation.

As far as no need for another "Mexican" name....our local history and Geography is full of "Spanish" names and that is what "Vientos de Sanatanas" means ('winds of Satan')!

In my original post (#11) I said it was amazing how languages change overtime. Language does evolve and certain words can take on new meanings. But....when faced with the reality of how this word (Santana) has evolved into (Santa Ana), it is a shame that we ignore one historical "Spanish" name for the continued misuse of an another.

The City of Santa Ana has a high school marching band that is called "The Santa Ana Winds". This is obviously an attempt in being funny. The problem is....overtime, folks have come to believe the validity of it.

Like I said.....it's a shame.

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