Weather Alerts for California

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Current Alerts for Westminster, CA: High Wind Watch

1. Beach Hazards Statement for: Northern Monterey Bay

2. Fire Weather Watch for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Los Angeles County Beaches; Palos Verdes Hills; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles

3. Fire Weather Watch for: Santa Clarita Valley; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Central Ventura County Valleys; Malibu Coast; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley

4. High Surf Advisory for: San Francisco; Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore; San Francisco Peninsula Coast; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

5. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches

6. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches

7. High Wind Watch for: Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor

8. High Wind Watch for: Los Angeles County Beaches; Palos Verdes Hills; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles

9. High Wind Watch for: Malibu Coast; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley

10. High Wind Watch for: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Bernardino County Mountains

11. High Wind Watch for: San Diego County Inland Valleys; Riverside County Mountains; San Diego County Mountains

12. High Wind Watch for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning

13. High Wind Watch for: Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Inland

14. High Wind Watch for: Santa Clarita Valley; Calabasas and Agoura Hills

15. High Wind Watch for: Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains

16. High Wind Watch for: Southeastern Ventura County Valleys

17. High Wind Watch for: Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Lake Casitas; Ojai Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Northern Ventura County Mountains

18. High Wind Watch for: Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area

19. Wind Advisory for: Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor

20. Wind Advisory for: Santa Clarita Valley; Calabasas and Agoura Hills

21. Wind Advisory for: Santa Lucia Mountains; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Western Antelope Valley Foothills

22. Wind Advisory for: Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains

23. Wind Advisory for: Southeastern Ventura County Valleys

24. Wind Advisory for: Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus Clouds Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds