Another Southern California Wildfire Blast Likely This Week

The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles is
putting out some pretty dire warnings about the wildfire
risk in the region starting tonight and going 
through Wednesday at leas

 Parts of southern California are bracing for another onslaught of  dangerous wildfire weather, similar to conditions in early November that led to the destruction of dozens of homes. 

The National Weather Service office in the Los Angeles area is warning of "extreme and life-threatening fire behavior today through Wednesday, but especially overnight and much of Tuesday.  

Arid Santa Ana winds gusting around 50 to 80 mph are expected later today, tonight and tomorrow in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Humidity levels will be under 10 percent in many areas, which is scary dry. The red flag warning for wildfires are calling this a "particularly dangerous situation," wording reserved for only the most dire conditions. 

Forecasters said the conditions were like those that led to the 2017 Thomas Fire, which destroyed 1,000 structures in and around Santa Barbara.

The winds will be so strong that embers could be carried by the gusts for miles, starting new, fast moving blazes far from the original wildfire. 

The strong winds will likely topple trees and power lines. Those snapped power lines can of course start those fast-moving wildfires.  Power companies are considering cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers so that the lines won't start fires if they blow down.

We'll of course have updates as this situation develops. Hoping there's a miracle and we don't see any wildfires out of this.