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Laguna Beach Overnight Wind Speeds Calculated

The National Weather Service shares the speed of wind gusts that blew smoke across Orange County.

The National Weather Service shares the speed of wind gusts that blew smoke across Orange County.
The National Weather Service shares the speed of wind gusts that blew smoke across Orange County. (Paige Austin, Patch)

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The Santa Ana winds howled across the mountains Wednesday night, spreading wildfire and smoke across the region into Thursday.

Top wind gusts in Laguna Beach reached 43 miles per hour as of 12:10 a.m. Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Elsewhere in Orange County, Chino Hills saw wind gusts of almost 80 miles per hour just after midnight.

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...ORANGE COUNTY INLAND...

  • CHINO HILLS, 79 MPH, 1208 AM 12/03
  • OLINDA VILLAGE 1 (SCE122), 67 MPH, 1140 PM 12/02
  • BAKER CANYON (SCE097), 65 MPH, 0750 AM 12/03
  • UPPER BELL, 57 MPH, 0146 AM 12/03
  • BELL CANYON RAWS, 55 MPH, 0251 AM 12/03
  • DOVE CANYON (SCE135), 54 MPH, 0330 AM 12/03
  • ESPERANZA (SCE814), 53 MPH, 1140 PM 12/02
  • FULLERTON, 52 MPH, 1218 AM 12/03
  • TRABUCO CANYON (SCE080), 50 MPH, 0410 AM 12/03
  • SILVERADO CANYON (SCE148), 49 MPH, 0730 AM 12/03
  • FULLERTON AIRPORT, 47 MPH, 1153 PM 12/02
  • LOS ALAMITOS AIRFIELD, 47 MPH, 1158 PM 12/02
  • YORBA LINDA 8, 45 MPH, 1245 AM 12/03
  • YORBA LINDA (SCE137), 45 MPH, 1150 PM 12/02
  • VILLA PARK DAM (SCE128), 43 MPH, 0350 AM 12/03
  • HICKS CANYON (SCE136), 43 MPH, 0320 AM 12/03
  • ORANGE (SCE195), 43 MPH, 1110 PM 12/02
  • SAN JUAN HILLS, 42 MPH, 0136 AM 12/03
  • IRVINE (SCE433), 42 MPH, 0700 AM 12/03
  • BEE CANYON (SCE134), 40 MPH ,0500 AM 12/03

...ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL...

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  • LAGUNA BEACH 4 (SCE024), 43 MPH, 1210 AM 12/03

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