Dangerous fire weather conditions are in effect across wide swaths of Southern California as dry, gusty Santa Ana winds are expected from the northeast, with widespread gusts of 30 mph to 50 mph expected and gusts of 50 mph to 70 mph possible in mountain passes and adjacent foothills. “Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly,” the National Weather Service said.
On Wednesday night, significant gusts were already reported, including gusts of up to 49 mph at Santiago Peak.The National Weather Service office for L.A. County issued an unusual warning of a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the Santa Clarita Valley, with gusts from the northeast forecast for 55 mph to 70 mph, accompanied by extremely dry air, with relative humidity forecast as low as 4%.
These frickin Santana winds are keeping me awake.
we could afford to burn off some land.
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