Red flag warning across Southern California as Santa Ana winds bring dangerous fire conditions
Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions.
Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions.
Red flag warnings are in place Monday from 10 a.m. through Wednesday 6 p.m. local time for the San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County coasts and valleys and western San Fernando Valley, the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles said.
Meanwhile, a "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warning is also in place from 10 p.m. Monday through 2 p.m. Tuesday in those same areas due to Santa Ana winds, low humidity and extremely dry vegetation. The warning impacts Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
This rarely issued warning means there's a high risk of "extreme fire behavior and very rapid growth."
Santa Ana winds occur when air from a region of high pressure over dry desert flows westward toward low pressure areas off the California coast, and are more common from September through May. Under the PDS red flag warning, damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph will be likely along with single digit humidities across windier mountains and foothills.
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