Los Angeles was under a "Damp Streets and Sidewalks Alert" until 1 pm today. The California Current is our Hurricane Barrier https://www.siliconinvestor.com/public/4188495_1fe4d0a24a3feca6e1849c192d93e2ff.png The current starts off at 48 F where it diverges south toward Canada. The California ocean picks up heat as it travels along western North America. The ocean water is 66 F today offshore San Diego, having sucked the heat out of "a hurricane". The California ocean current is closer to 79 F where it leaves southern Mexico and joins Equatorial waters. . In contrast the water temperature is 87 F offshore Miami, Florida. That's a 20 degree difference. Hurricanes are a creation of heat. . Onshore water temperatures mix with warmer currents from Mexico at the "hurricane boundary" just off San Diego, CA. https://www.siliconinvestor.com/public/4188495_2ee8c9bde664903324daec2494d4380f.png