LOS ANGELES – Residents of the south California faces an extreme fire threat Wednesday as dry conditions overlap with strong ones Santa Ana wind.

That threat prompted the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles to issue an “extremely hazardous situation” fire warning for portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Wednesday through Thursday morning, noting damage wind gusts of 50-80 mph in the forecast.

The NWS added that isolated gusts of 80-100 mph are possible in the San Gabriel Mountains, which are north of Los Angeles.

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Strong Santa Ana winds along with extreme lows moisture and dry vegetation, creates a situation where trees and power lines could fall and cause the ignition to spread quickly. forest fires.

The Santa Ana windwhich are winds blowing from the Santa Ana Mountains southeast of Los Angeles, affect Southern California every year.

A woman’s hair is blown as winds from Santa Ana return to Los Angeles. October 18, 2024.

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However, the NWS noted that this week, Santa Ana winds are expected to be “stronger, more widespread and of longer duration.”

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Residents should expect a high risk of power and public outages safety power outage during this Santa Ana wind event, the NWS said.