Plot of SPC 500 mb analysis above is from 12 UTC this morning. The 500 mb heights over most of the far west U.S. are at 5940 m and higher. A quick look at the sounding climatology page at SPC shows many of these heights to be near or at record levels for the entire period of sounding records.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundingclimo/
Santa Ana winds are blowing already in southern California, setting up a critical fire weather situation. Temperatures are expected to be in the 90s during tonight's first game of the World Series at Los Angeles.
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