Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, ... [ ] Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Extremely dangerous wildfires are threatening Southern California, including Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Overnight, the National Weather Service issued a statement warning about extreme fire weather and widespread damaging winds. Here’s what we know right now about the meteorological factors driving these fires in Pacific Palisades and surrounding coastal communities, Eaton Canyon and Sylmar.

The National Weather Service issued information Monday morning on windstorm potential.

The NWS Oxnard office posted just after midnight on the platform X that damaging winds and extreme fire were expected for most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Wednesday afternoon. “Time period of greatest concern: Tonight - Wednesday afternoon,” they wrote. “Widespread N/NE gusts 50-80 mph, Isolated 80-100 mph mountains/foothills with scattered downed trees and power outages likely.”........

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