The mountains in L.A. are about 10,000 feet and the major canyons funnel the winds. Our canyons produce the same effect, only not quite as strong. These winds are warm and dry which produce a perfect element for fires. This is an important weather type which we will talk about later. Air sinking compresses and warms at this rate.
Clouds move along the jet stream like a conveyor belt.
The jet stream can be found all over the globe, though may be weaker in some places. It is also referred to as the Polar Jet Stream. Jet streams exist anyplace with two cold poles that ate rotating. The highest mountains in the country are about 14,000 feet. The winds on the mountains are much stronger than winds down below.