Weather headlines:
-Gusty Santa Ana winds will continue across Southern California into Friday.
-Another round of gusty north-to-northeast winds will develop Sunday.
-Dry weather is expected at least through the middle of next week.
Detailed forecast:
Critical Red Flag fire weather conditions will continue across much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Friday due to moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidities.
As of Thursday evening, The Kenneth Fire has burned nearly 1,000 acres and in zero percent contained. The Sunset Fire that occurred in the Hollywood Hills near Runyon Canyon Wednesday night has burned 43 acres and is 100 percent contained. Unfortunately, the Palisades Fire has burned nearly 20,000 acres and is 6 percent contained.
The Fire Weather Warning is still in effect for Los Angeles County until 6 p.m. Friday, January 10th. Some areas in Southern California are being affected by this same warning as well.
Dry, offshore flow conditions continued Thursday with pockets of gusty winds across the valleys and mountains.
Additional upper-level support along with increasing offshore gradients will develop later Thursday, boosting winds yet again in Southern California.
This is a traditional Santa Ana event, meaning no mountain wave activity is expected, but there is still enough wind support to drive warning-level winds through the mountains and portions of the valleys. However, it won’t have an impact on the San Gabriel Valley.
The High Wind Warning for Los Angeles County ends at 8 a.m. Friday, January 10th.
The Santa Anas winds will start to subside by early afternoon Friday with a continuing decline in wind speeds through the rest of the day.
By Friday evening, winds in most areas will be under 15 mph, except for portions of the I-5 corridor near the Grapevine and across southwest Santa Barbara County where gusts to 30-35 mph will continue through early Saturday morning.
Offshore gradients weaken quite a bit Saturday but there's still some moderate northerly flow aloft that will generate some locally gusty winds in areas susceptible to winds from that direction, mainly the mountains and portions of Santa Barbara County.
Mostly below advisory levels but could see some gusts to 40-45 mph.
Low humidities inland, but some improvement closer to the coast with some light onshore breezes developing.
That sea breeze will cool daytime highs 3-6 degrees at lower elevations.
The offshore winds are expected to diminish on Friday afternoon, with an onshore wind shift likely across many coastal and coastal valley areas. Offshore winds are expected to weaken on Saturday.
