It was first reported at around 7:45 p.m. in the Santa ... pushed by the winds. Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California.

Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. Parts of L.A. County, and most of Ventura County, are at highest risk.

The blaze has burned just over 14,000 acres near Pasadena. It is 89% contained. This fire has burned 80 acres in San Diego County and is 30% contained. Jacey Fortin The Friars fire burned a few acres in San Diego’s Mission Valley neighborhood Tuesday afternoon,

Fire-ravaged Southern California faces an “extreme fire risk” Tuesday with the return of powerful Santa Ana winds — which may reach up to 75 mph, forecasters warned.

A forecast map from the NWS shows that areas northwest of Los Angeles are expected to see strong wind gusts through Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Windy and dry conditions returned to Southern California on Monday ... morning due to low humidity and damaging Santa Ana winds. Gusts could peak at 70 mph along the coast ...

On Tuesday at 9:54 a.m. a red flag warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA in effect until 2 p.m. The warning is for Palos Verdes Hills, Western Antelope Valley Foothills, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills,

The Santa Ana winds — dry, gusty winds that blow toward the coast — have fueled the fires in Southern California this week ... chief meteorologist for the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard office, told NPR's Morning Edition. "Every once in a while we get a ...

Called the Harbor Fire, it was first reported around 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of North Harbor Boulevard and West Gonzales Road.

Answer: Santa Ana winds are dry, warm and gusty winds that blow from the interior of southern California toward the coast and offshore. They are a type of downslope wind, which is a wind directed down a slope produced by processes larger in scale than the slope.

Mike Wofford, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service's office in Oxnard, Calif ... with gusts exceeding 70 mph. ️ The Santa Ana winds: A cultural and destructive force in Southern California But "this one is not typical," Wofford says.