The National Weather Service has issued wind and fire weather alerts beginning Monday from Santa Maria to the California-Mexico border.
Southern California is forecast to experience potentially damaging Santa Ana winds through midweek, fueling a critical fire threat for the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles and San Diego counties.Santa Ana winds blow from the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California, bringing in hot, dry air from east of the mountains. They can occur at any time of year but are more common during cooler weather from fall through winter.
A Fire Weather Warning is also in place from Monday morning to Wednesday morning for all San Diego County mountain and valley areas and the Inland Empire.Wind gusts could reach up to 70 mph on Tuesday in the mountains, and relative humidity will be between 5% and 10%. Winds will decrease by Wednesday afternoon. However, the humidity will stay extremely low. Get the latest updates on this story on FOXWeather.com.
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