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Santa Ana’s strong and damaging winds are expected to bring a threat to Southern California Monday through Tuesday as the environment continues to be starved of rain, and if it continues firefighters are working to put out the wildfire that has killed at least 27 people and destroyed thousands of homes. this month.
While offshore winds are expected Monday through Friday across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, the winds are expected to bring the greatest damage Monday night into Tuesday morning.
There is a chance it could match the strength of the superstorm that gusted to 90 miles per hour and sparked the devastating wildfires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.
The main difference between these winds, however, is that they are expected to affect different locations, because they are blowing in a northeasterly to southerly direction than on January 7, which had a northerly to northerly direction, he said. Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard, Calif.
Areas likely to see the strongest storms include the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys, the mountains and hills of Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County.
In windy conditions, downed trees, power outages and dangerous sea conditions can also occur.
A persistent oceanic pattern will suck up any remaining moisture from vegetation, which is already dangerously dry as rain in southwestern California is “rare,” the Weather Service said.
Humidity levels in general may drop, especially on Tuesday, and reach single digits in some cases. The wind, combined with dry fuel and bone-dry air, “will cause rapid local fire growth with every new fire,” Ms. Schoenfeld said.
Southern California is ready to burn. Great storms had passed over the land during the previous two winters, allowing the plants to flourish. But the area hadn’t had much rain since spring, and the grass and brush were dry and burning.
The weather gauge in downtown Los Angeles, a good indicator of rainfall for the area, has only recorded 0.29 inches of rain since May 1. Items related to 1877
At least two inches of rain is needed to reduce the risk of wildfires, according to Brian Newman, who analyzes fire behavior for Cal Fire. Regarding the expected weather conditions for the coming week, he said: “We hope that there will be no new fires, no fires starting – at all.”
Santa Anas are strong winds that occur frequently in the winter, blowing from Nevada and Utah and into southwestern California. They bring dry air to the desert, push the mountains of the Transverse Mountain Range and increase as they descend, howling in the canyons and valleys.
Winds are expected to affect northern and western parts of Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County. Maximum gusts of 45 mph to 65 mph are expected along the coast and in the valleys, while isolated gusts of up to 80 mph are possible over the hills and mountains.
On Tuesday, warm weather with afternoon temperatures in the 60s to low 70s, as well as humidity levels in the low teens and single digits, will to add to the high risk of fire.
Winds are expected to be calmer on Wednesday, but they could return Thursday night into Friday, before possibly easing again on Friday afternoon.
The weather service is warning communities of dangerous fire conditions through a red warning, and the agency issued one from 10 a.m. Monday to 10 p.m. on Tuesday for parts of Los Angeles County and most of Ventura County. The fire warning was in effect from 10:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Thursday.
In the wake of the storm earlier this month, the Met Office increased the severity of its warnings to “extremely dangerous conditions” as isolated storms -gusts up to 100 mph are expected to occur.
The agency may issue another one, possibly Monday through Tuesday.
Los Angeles hasn’t seen any rain in January, but there’s finally a chance for some at the end of the month – even if it looks to be on the lighter side.
“It’s really bad news for the current climate,” Ms. Schoenfeld said.
