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Tracking some wind and showers for parts of the region Monday night, gusty N-NE winds Tuesday

By Karen Cruz-Orduña

November 11, 2024 6:47 pm

Published November 11, 2024 4:43 pm

Hello and happy Monday! I hope everyone enjoyed the dry and mild days over the weekend. We have some changes in the forecast as we are expected to see a weak cold front with a chance of light rain into Monday night. This is mainly for north of Point Conception and north facing slopes. We could possibly see a chance of rain reaching the Mountain Fire, though it is slight between 10-20%. As for winds, this storm system is is bringing some winds, the strongest are likely to be focused southern Santa Barbara county and the I-5 corridor, with potential gusts of 35-55 mph. The Montecito Hills could likely have isolated gusts of up to 60 mph tonight.

There is a Wind Advisory in affect for parts of our region in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 3pm Monday until 6am Tuesday for Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and the Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range. There is also an advisory for Ventura County Beaches from 3pm-9pm Monday night.

For the Mountains of Ventura, Santa Ynez, and Santa Barbara from 9pm Monday evening until 12pm Tuesday. Wind speeds will be between 20-30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph expected. For some isolated, wind-prone areas like the Montecito Hills, gusts could get up to 60 mph.

A High Surf Advisory will be in effect for the beaches of San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County from 12pm Tuesday until 10am Wednesday. Waves will be between 10-13 feet, with dangerous rip currents. It is advised to stay out of the water during this time.

The northwest winds will shift to north-northeast wind on Tuesday with potential gusts of 35-55 mph, it is likely to diminish by Wednesday.

Humidity will be good, including in the area of the Mountain Fire. The percentage could drop because of the northeast winds beginning on Tuesday.

There is a storm system bringing a widespread chance of rain showers into our region. It could also bring some low snow levels, potentially falling to the 3500-5000 feet with possible Grapevine impact. There could also be a potential for an extended period of gusty north to northeast winds Sunday through Thursday.

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Karen Cruz-Orduña

Karen Cruz-Orduña is a Weather Anchor and Reporter for NewsChannel 3-12. You will see her on air from time to time, but will be mostly doing her main role full-time off-camera.

Karen has six years of on-air experience and has been a journalist for the last eight years.

She was with NewsChannel 3-12 for the three year before going to Fresno as a Weather Anchor and Reporter for a year.

She was also a bilingual digital reporter in Bakersfield at the NBC/Telemundo affiliate.

During Karen’s time at NewsChannel 3-12, she intensely covered one of California’s most notorious criminal cases, the Kristin Smart murder trial in Monterey County. Smart was a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student who disappeared in 1996. At the time, students last saw Smart with now-convicted killer Paul Flores. She also covered the COVID-19 pandemic impacts within the indigenous Oaxacan and Latino communities, wildfires, and the major flooding on the Central Coast due to the winter storms at the beginning of 2023.

Born and raised in the San Joaquín Valley, she learned the meaning of hard work at a young age.

Her parents are farmworkers who work from sunrise to sunset. At seven years old, Karen and her younger brother worked with their parents during weekends, summers, and winters. During summertime, Karen picked and packaged grapes; in the winter, she pruned vines. This lifestyle motivated her to make her dreams of becoming a news reporter a reality.

Karen is a proud first-generation Oaxacan-Mexican-American. She received her bachelor’s degree at California State University, Monterey Bay, with a degree in Human Communication with a concentration in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017.

After graduating, Karen went straight to obtain her master’s degree at California State University, Northridge. Her thesis project titled “Exploring Oaxacalifornia in the City of Los Angeles,” focused on how the indigenous community in Oaxaca, located in southwestern Mexico, migrated to Los Angeles and created a new sense of identity in the U.S. through cultural events, social practices, and communal ties. Karen’s journey through graduate school helped her connect to her roots, as she is proud to be of Mixteco and Triqui descent. She received her master’s degree in May 2019.

As a graduate student, Karen worked as an intern for the CBS Evening News and was eventually promoted to broadcast associate for the CBS Weekend News.

While working weekends with CBS Network, Karen was hired as a weekday production assistant at KCBS-2/KCAL-9 in Los Angeles.

Juggling two news jobs and being a full-time graduate student, Karen was the chapter president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists at Cal State Northridge.

Karen loves to hang out with her loved ones during her free time. As a former cross-country runner, she enjoys running and working out. Karen is also a travel bug who loves exploring new cities and countries.

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