Forecasters warn of 'life-threatening, destructive' winds as fires break out in Southern California

If you have a lot of heavy, high pressure sitting there in the bowl, you’re going to be pushing air out through the holes,

Hall told The New York Times

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By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods,

Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday

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There is no question of the EU letting other nations in the world, whoever they may be, attack its sovereign borders.”

The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, told France Inter radio

I can’t assure you on either of those two,

Trump said

There will be heavy aircraft they need to fight those fires that they do not have access to because they are in Australia,

Mullins said

Palm trees are like big Roman candles … they’re 40 to 50 feet [12-15 metres] tall, they catch on fire, the palm fronds fly everywhere and [cast embers], and it just lights everything on fire,

Porter said

This is happening because of climate change and it is what we predicted,

said Mullins, who is also a councillor with the Climate Council

They haven’t had any measurable precipitation since about July,

Porter said

I’ve fought fires during Santa Anas, and it’s scary because the fires run downhill just as fast as they do uphill.”

The former Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner, Greg Mullins, who has spent years studying and fighting fires alongside Californian firefighters, said

We really haven’t seen a season as dry as this one follow a season as wet as the previous one,

Swain said during a Monday livestream

The grid is built to withstand strong winds,

said Jeff Monford, a spokesperson for the utility

All of that extra abundant growth of grass and vegetation followed immediately by a wind event of this magnitude while it’s still so incredibly dry,

elevates the risk

Humidities 20 to 30 percent early Tuesday morning, falling to 10 to 20 percent by late Tuesday afternoon/evening. Humidities will potentially fall to single digits in some areas from Wednesday into Friday. If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior, including long range spotting, which would threaten life and property. There will be a high risk for widespread downed trees and power lines, as well as widespread power outages."

The advisory added

A very strong, widespread, and destructive north to northeast windstorm will bring Extremely Critical fire weather conditions to many areas of Los Angeles and eastern Ventura counties Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday afternoon."

NWS office in Los Angeles wrote in a red flag advisory

Being dry in southern areas and wetter in northern areas of the state follows along with what we can typically expect when we have La Niña,

Laber said

The strong winds will be a product of the greater weather setup,

AccuWeather meteorologist ... Gwen Fieweger said in the advisory

The 3 wettest months in California are typically January, February and March,

Jayme Laber, a senior service hydrologist at the NWS, told Newsweek

High-speed and dangerous winds like these can cause extensive property damage,

Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist at NWS Los Angeles, previously told Newsweek

Residents should stay indoors and away from windows,

warned the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Los Angeles, citing a "life-threatening and destructive windstorm."

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Given the widespread nature of the winds we’re expecting, it’s a very high level of concern everywhere. From the mountains to the coast … be ready to take action if a fire does break out during this event.”

Rich Thompson, a weather service meteorologist, told the paper this kind of alert