Temps soar towards 80° Monday alongside winds and waves

———Wind update from Meteorolgist Vivian Rennie at 12:20 p.m.———
Hold onto your hats! It is a windy one out there!

A strong Santa Ana wind storm is creating significant concern to our south with potentially destructive wind gusts through Wednesday. We are just on the edge of the concern and have strong winds prompting a High Wind Advisory and a Fire Weather Warning, both through 6 p.m. Wednesday.

———Original Article———
Good morning Central Coast!

As we kick off the week and get back to "real" life after the holidays there is still a lot to celebrate!

A large high pressure system is here and it is going to continue to drive warm weather and sunny skies. Highs will once again climb to more than 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year. Interiors and some coasts will be in the mid 60s but most will see temps soar into the 70s. The Santa Ynez valley will boast the highest temps with a chance to reach 80 degrees today!

We have a lingering high surf advisory on our western beaches, localized sets up to 12 ft continue to be an issue through Tuesday evening.

The biggest weather headline of the region though is happening just to our south, a large wind event is prompting many alerts, watches, warnings and advisories. The strong northerly winds will peak above 60 mph, likely causing downed trees and power lines.

Additionally the Santa Anas will be very warm and dry, fire danger is increasing and many fire weather warnings are in place through Wednesday thanks to the threat. This is going to be an impactful wind storm. Here is what the National Weather Service posted about the threat.

Into the extended forecast sunny skies and high temps are going to continue with highs staying well above normal for this time of the year!

Have a wonderful day Central Coast!