Arizona
Feeling that wind this morning in AZ? Here’s why the CA gusts are coming here
Los Angeles emergency resources being pushed to limit fighting wildfires
The Los Angeles fire department is requesting back up from California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington to fight the growing wildfires.
The California winds are blowing their way to Arizona.
Sean Benedict, lead meteorologist for the National Weather Service Phoenix, projected winds could reach 40 mph, affecting travel, especially along Interstate 10 going westbound. Wind gusts could complicate driving, especially for larger vehicles on roads with crosswinds, and blowing dust or sand could lower visibility, the weather service said.
“Now is the time to tie down any loose items,” the National Weather Service office in Phoenix said Tuesday in a post on the social platform X.
A wind advisory released by the the weather service on Tuesday for areas of Southern California, including Joshua Tree National Park and Chiriaco Summit, advised winds would push east toward Arizona through Wednesday. The Phoenix Valley’s eastern high terrain could see wind gusts exceed 50 mph, according to the weather service.
Northeast of Phoenix, parts of the southeast Valley and the northern terrain would see the brunt of the winds, however. The weather service said wind gusts would see their peak through 2 p.m. Wednesday and hit up to 30 mph.
Dust prompted A No Burn Day to be issued by the Maricopa County Air Quality Department, which urged residents to refrain from burning wood in fireplaces, stove, chimeneas and outdoor fire pits and avoid using leaf blowers.
The Republic reporters Karen Bartunek and Hayleigh Evans contributed to this article.