Forecasters say Southern California will have several days of Santa Ana winds this week and that could create critical fire weather conditions.
The National Weather Service says Santa Anas will develop by early Thursday and continue through Saturday, bringing warming and very dry conditions back to the region.
The northeast winds are expected to be moderate to locally strong across Ventura and Los Angeles counties but weaker in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Winds are expected to increase ahead of and behind a Pacific storm late Wednesday through Friday morning, and this will bring #SantaAnawinds starting Thursday to #socal with very dry air #cawx this map depicts the windiest areas in the mountain passes pic.twitter.com/XYBQQnoG0y
— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) October 6, 2019
In the inland region, moderate-strength Santa Anas are expected Thursday, with weakening on Friday and becoming localized on Saturday.
The forecast calls for onshore flow to return to the area Sunday with noticeable cooling.
