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On the morning of January 8, 2025, forecasts were calling for a rare wind event for the mountains surrounding Los Angeles. These maps show forecasts for wind gusts at 13Z (5 a.m. local time) for different thresholds. Wind gusts above the 75th percentile were forecasted for a large area (top left). A more limited, but still significant area was forecasted to have winds above the 90th percentile (top right). Directly over the location of the Palisades and Eaton Fires, winds were forecasted to gust above the 98th percentile (bottom left), and in the surrounding mountains, some gusts were forecast to exceed the historic maximum (bottom right). NOAA Climate.gov graphic, adapted form original by Dan McEvoy.