Los Angeles under dangerous red flag warnings for extreme fire risk again this week
Santa Ana winds will hit the Los Angeles area yet again this week, bringing extreme risk of rapid fire spread as the region continues to tamp out deadly wildfires that ignited under similar conditions earlier this month.
Santa Ana winds will hit the Los Angeles area yet again this week, bringing extreme risk of rapid fire spread as the region continues to tamp out deadly wildfires that ignited under similar conditions earlier this month.
The highest red flag warning — a particularly dangerous situation alert — is in place Monday at noon local time (3 p.m. ET) to Tuesday 10 a.m. (1 p.m. ET) for a large portion of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
A particularly dangerous situation warning is rarely used and warns of extreme danger of fire spread due to dry conditions and low humidity. This marks the fifth one issued in just three months since November. The National Weather Service typically only issues a PDS red flag warning once every four years. Prior to the November 2024 issuance, the last one was in 2020.
The event is forecast to bring peak wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph in the coasts and valleys and gusts of 60 to 100 mph in the mountains and foothills.
The area of most concern stretches from Ventura County to down to Malibu on the west coast to across the San Fernando Valley to Big Pines and Pomona to the east.
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/red-flag-warning-extreme-wildfire-risk-forecast-rcna188370
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