Wind Alerts have been issued beyond Southern California into Las Vegas up to South Lake Tahoe to Redding, CA. Winds are expected to be gusting up to 50-65 mph and higher elevations could have gusts reaching close to 80mph at times between now and Thursday.

Santa Ana winds will create extreme fire danger and bring the possibility of damaging winds not seen in 10-plus years for some areas.

Extreme wind conditions across Southern California will raise the fire danger level to the maximum today, with Red Flag Warnings in place for much of the area. In addition to the Red Flag Warnings, there are High Wind Warnings in place,

The Santa Ana Wildfire Threat Index is warning Southern Californians of high risk conditions this week. Winds will increase on Tuesday, likely peaking Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, then weakening some on Thursday. It will be critically dry, and fire danger will be high. Be prepared.

As a major winter storm batters the Midwest and East Coast, the National Weather Service is warning a destructive windstorm could hit Southern California.

The strongest winds in more than a decade could hit Southern California, potentially causing structural damage and bringing extreme fire risk to areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months

The NWS is warning SoCal residents to be prepared as a life-threatening, destructive, widespread windstorm is expected to sweep through much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Tuesday through Wednesday.

An unusual atmospheric setup will bring strong, multiday Santa Ana winds to Southern California this week, elevating wildfire weather danger to near-critical levels. Red flag warnings, fire weather watches and high wind warnings are in effect from Tuesday morning through Thursday afternoon across much of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.