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Strong northeasterly winds, including gusts up to 20 mph, carried a stream of unhealthy fine particulate pollution for several dozen miles, casting a toxic haze over downtown Los Angeles, Compton and Long Beach.

This morning, I walked outside to temps in the mid-70’s and a sweet northeasterly breeze.

The eclipse will begin in the Pacific, cross into Mexico and then cut through Texas on a northeasterly path through 15 states before heading out over Canada and the North Atlantic.

The northeasterly winds controlled their fate, pushing them away from their destination.

Saturday, with rapidly increasing, northeasterly winds bringing gusts up to 70 mph, said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the weather service in Oxnard.