Los Angeles, Jan 21: Winds picked up on Tuesday in Southern California and at least a couple of new wildfires broke out as firefighters remained on alert in extreme fire weather two weeks after two major blazes started that are still burning in the Los Angeles area.
Gusts could peak at 70 mph (113 kph) along the coast and 100 mph (160 kph) in the mountains and foothills during extreme fire weather that is expected to last through Tuesday morning.
Wind speeds ranged from 35 mph ( 56 kph ) along the coast to 63 mph (101 kph) in the mountains overnight, according to National Weather Service reports.
The weather service issued a warning of a “ particularly dangerous situation “ for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego counties from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning due to low humidity and damaging Santa Ana winds. (PTI)
