In Santa Clarita, California, The mountains and valleys of San Diego and Los Angeles counties are at risk of devastating wildfires due to the Santa Ana winds that are predicted to rage through the middle of next week in southern California.
The Santa Ana Mountains in southern California are the source of the Santa Ana winds, which bring in hot and dry air from east of the mountains. They are more common in the fall and winter, although they can happen at any time of year.
From Monday night until Wednesday night, the counties of Ventura and Los Angeles are expected to feel the brunt of these powerful winds.
Storms in these areas are likely to bring damaging wind gusts that could bring down trees and powerlines, as well as power disruptions along the windier corridors.
Forecasters are predicting that the fire danger for Southern California will be increased by Santa Ana winds this week, as is typical.
For most of the Santa Ana wind corridor in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Fire Weather Warning that will last until Tuesday. For the Susana Mountains, the PDS Warning will remain in effect until Wednesday.
“This event has the potential to be as strong as the November 5th-6th Santa Ana event that led to the Mountain Fire,” the National Weather Service in Los Angeles said. Make a plan to evacuate in the event of a fire and make sure you have defensible space in your home. Extreme fire behavior is likely to be displayed by any newly formed fire due to its quick growth.
Approximately 250 homes and other buildings were destroyed in the rapid expansion of the Ventura County Mountain Fire, which eventually reached approximately 20,000 acres.
By Monday or Wednesday night, the biggest fire hazard will have materialized. The Storm Prediction Center at NOAA is predicting that Santa Clarita, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Fontana, Palmdale, Lancaster, Thousand Oaks, and Simi Valley will see critical fire weather.
Fire danger will rise in Ventura and Los Angeles counties through Wednesday, according to National Weather Service forecasts, as dangerous gusts of 60 to 80 mph and humidity of single digits are possible.
The valleys and mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties are under a fire weather warning until Wednesday night. The coasts of Malibu and Ventura County are also under a warning that will remain in effect until Wednesday afternoon.
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A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the mountains of San Luis Obispo County until Tuesday night.
Winds of up to fifty miles per hour are possible in Temecula and Santa Clarita.
Due to the predicted weather, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has issued a warning to the public to avoid using any equipment that could cause sparks outdoors this week.
“If you must, ensure you have adequate water on hand to extinguish any sparks before it’s too late,” LAFD posted on social media.
From Monday am through Wednesday morning, the entire Inland Empire and all mountain and valley sections of San Diego County are under a fire weather warning.
On Tuesday, highs in the mountains might hit 70 mph, with relative humidity ranging from 5 to 10%.
By Wednesday afternoon, the winds will have died down. Nevertheless, there will be very little humidity.
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