Jerry Gallo, 27, and girlfriend Maxie Guillen, 26, of Pacoima try in vain to keep their shade umbrella in place in the wind at Westward Beach in Malibu. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Police and a Southern California Edison field investigator respond to the scene after a 50-foot utility pole snapped off at ground level and was left hanging on the 3700 block of Rose Drive in Yorba Linda. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
The wind was strong enough to rip a large branch off this old tree on Euclid Avenue in Ontario. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Josie Wilson, 2, tries to get her kite back in the air at Westwind Park in Ontario, Calif. High winds, high heat and low humidity are forecast for the next few days in the Southland. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Wind gusts didn’t stop the surfers at Malibu’s Westward Beach. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Kite-boarders make the most of the weather near the Seal Beach Pier. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
