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A strong Santa Ana wind event is setting up across Southern California. A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) alert has been issued for Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
The timing of this Santa Ana Wind Event is similar to the Thomas Fire, which burned over 280,000 acres from December 2017 to January 2018 and is the ninth-largest wildfire in California history.
The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles is warning that Santa Ana winds will bring the "highest possible" fire danger to the majority of Los Angeles and Ventura counties in Southern ...
Strong northeasterly winds, known as Santa Ana, will howl through the mountains and canyons of Southern California into Thursday, igniting a wildfire risk not seen for years in the region ...
Red flag warnings will go into effect early Monday for large swaths of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego, due to strong Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
The Santa Ana winds combined with low relative humidity down to 10% will create several hours of elevated critical fire weather conditions across the region. Under these conditions, a spark could ...
Even though winds will not be as strong as some Santa Ana events have been in prior years, the Franklin Fire, which began on Dec. 9 during a moderate wind event, is a testament that powerful winds ...