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Santa Ana winds bring fire weather conditions for tonight — and they could get worse this week
Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected this weekend.
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Gusty Santa Ana winds will be hitting Southern California tonight and into this week, drying out fuels and increasing the chance of critical fire weather across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag fire weather advisory for the region. But the winds are expected to be stronger later in the week.
What to know: Starting tonight (Sunday Nov. 2) and into Monday, Santa Ana winds will be swinging across Los Angeles County mountains, with wind gusts of up to 60 mph or more. Other wind-prone areas in L.A. and Ventura County could see gusts up to 50 mph.
“Sunday and Monday in the mountains and valleys is when we expect to see rapidly increasing winds across the region and drying,” says National Weather Service meteorologist Robbie Munroe.
The strong winds bring an increased risk of fire weather conditions for the region, with the possibility of those conditions extending into some coastal areas. A Red Flag fire weather watch has been issued for Los Angeles and Ventura counties beginning tonight at 7PM and into Monday evening.
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Gusty Santa Ana winds bring a chance of fire weather to LA Region starting tonight
A look at the week ahead: The National Weather Service is forecasting even stronger Santa Ana winds for Wednesday and Thursday, bringing with it another critical major fire weather risk for Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
“Because of this first event drying things out,” Munroe notes, “midweek — Wednesday, Thursday — might be particularly concerning.”
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How this impacts fire weather: Due to dry fuels and low humidity, the winds bring an elevated risk of rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior for the region throughout the week.
A look at the ocean: Strong winds are expected to create dangerous boating conditions today through Thursday.
A look at the desert: A possibility of frost with overnight low temperatures to hit the 20s to mid-30s starting tonight and into Wednesday morning. Be on the lookout for plants and animals sensitive to the colder temperatures.
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