Santa Ana winds drive up the fire danger in Southern California

Windy weather is leading to an extreme risk of wildfires in Southern California this week.

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00:00it's windy there in SoCal. We have a Santa Ana wind event, which means that

00:07we have winds coming out of the north and east, moving offshore. And when you

00:12get a setup like this, you can really hear those winds howling. It really does

00:17create a lot of problems there when it comes to dangerous crosswinds, fire

00:21weather risk. We'll dive into that in just a bit. But we could see gusts

00:25through Monday night, Tuesday night, anywhere between 40 to 60 MPH. With

00:30that high fire weather danger, that's no good. Dangerous crosswinds for

00:34motorists up I-5, I-15. Your acrylical storm X could hit as high as 90 MPH,

00:40so be on the lookout. You'll note that these winds are still coming out of the

00:44north and east here at least through Tuesday morning. This is around 11 a.m.

00:48Pacific time. Then you'll start to see some changes here as we do head into

00:53Tuesday. That's why we have that area highlighted there through Monday night

00:57through Tuesday night. With that, we do have a high fire risk here on Monday,

01:02critical anywhere across the LA suburbs, even east of San Diego, especially

01:08towards the inland valleys, the deserts, the mountainous terrain. Similar story,

01:13LA, north, Burbank. That's where we're tracking some extreme fire weather risk

01:18here by Tuesday, Tuesday night. So heads up, we're warning you that with these

01:22winds, we could see some problems there. So do yourself a favor, no outdoor

01:27burning recommended on days like this. Tuesday overall, across the west, we're

01:32tracking some cooler air further north. Not a lot of action to track though.

01:36Helena, you're at 42. Boise, 39. San Diego, you'll have the sunshine dry, 73. Also

01:43not going to help with that fire weather risk. Las Vegas, you are at 57 to top off

01:49on your Tuesday. A little chilly.