Santa Ana winds
A) bring cool,moisture-laden air from the east to the southern California coast.
B) are not associated with pressure gradients in the way other winds are.
C) flow from lower to higher elevation,expanding and cooling in the process.
D) blow eastward,bringing moisture laden air from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Basin.
E) create wildfire conditions by bringing heat and dryness as they flow southwest.
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