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SANTA CLARITA, California. – Southern California This is predicted to have potentially harmful consequences Santa Ana wind during the week, creating a dangerous situation firework threat to the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles And San Diego provinces.
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles has issued a particularly dangerous situation (PDS) fire warning for much of the Santa Ana wind corridor of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Tuesday. The IBS warning applies to the Susana Mountains until Wednesday.
Santa Ana wind blows from the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California, bringing in hot, dry air from the east of the mountains. They can occur at any time of the year, but are more common during cooler weather fall Through winter.
These strong winds are expected to have the greatest impact on Los Angeles and… Ventura provinces from Monday evening to Wednesday evening.
A fire weather warning is also in effect Monday morning through Wednesday morning for all mountain and valley areas of San Diego County, as well as the Inland Empire.
Many of the windy corridors in these counties could experience damaging wind gusts, which could lead to downed trees and power lines, along with power outages.
San Diego gas and electricity warned customers via social media that the utility may shut off power depending on wind conditions to prevent possible fires caused by downed power lines.
CAL Fire Public Information Officer Mike Cornett told news station KSWB that people within the warning areas should be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
Santa Ana winds can often increase winds fire hazard for Southern California, and forecasters expect that to be the case this week.
“This event has the potential to be as strong as the November 5-6 Santa Ana event that led to the Mountain firethe NWS Los Angeles warned. “Prepare for firefighters by making sure you have defensible space and making a plan in case of an evacuation. Any new fire will grow quickly and likely exhibit extreme fire behavior.”
The Mountain fire in Ventura County quickly grew to nearly 20,000 acres, destroying nearly 250 homes and structures.
The greatest fire threat will occur late Monday night through Wednesday. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center predicts critical fire conditions Santa ClaritaRiverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Fontana, Palmdale, Lancaster, A thousand oaks And Simi Valley.
National Weather Service forecasters said the fire threat will increase in Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Wednesday humidity in the single digits could coincide with damaging winds between 60 and 130 km/h.
A fire warning is in effect for the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura County through Wednesday night. A warning is also in effect for the Ventura County coast Malibu until Wednesday afternoon.
Satellite images reveal the extent of mountain fire destruction in California
The San Luis Obispo The province’s mountains face a fire watch until Tuesday evening.
Santa Clarita and Temecula wind gusts of around 50 km/h were visible.
Given the forecast conditions, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is asking people not to use spark-generating equipment outdoors this week.
“If you must, make sure you have plenty of water on hand to put out any sparks before it’s too late,” LAFD wrote on Facebook.
The FOX Forecast Center noted that unlike typical Santa Ana winds, “this event will have a more easterly direction, which could produce stronger wind gusts in areas where they do not normally occur.”
This wind direction can also create dangerous conditions in Avalon Harbor, with high winds and rough waves.
Wind gusts could reach 120 km/h in the mountains on Tuesday and the relative humidity will be between 5% and 10%.
The wind will decrease on Wednesday afternoon. However, the humidity will remain extremely low.
Original article source: Southern California faces ‘particularly dangerous’ wildfire threat from Santa Ana winds up to 80 mph
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