Red flag warning in Gorman means residents should be prepared to evacuate; wind change in Hesperia puts development in danger.
Firefighters pour water on a brush fire in Gornan on June 15, 2024. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning and said residents should prepare to evacuate if ordered. Strong winds whose direction can change by the hour, low humidity and warm temperatures will continue this week to challenge firefighters and pose a threat to those who live near the brush fires that have burned thousands of acres in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties this weekend.
In northern LA County’s Gorman area, the weather service issued a red flag warning through 3 p.m. Monday for the“What you could expect, because of the wind and humidity conditions along with the drying of the fuels, you could see rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior,” said David Gomberg, a meteorologist in the Los Angeles/Oxnard office. “It could be very erratic.”
Winds with gusts of 45 mph to 55 mph are forecast to blow to the south and southeast through Monday night. Although the humidity is not in the single digits — it’s 15% to 25% — that’s enough to dry out the brush.Starting Tuesday morning, winds are expected to be even warmer and drier because they will come from the northeast and flow through the hot desert before reaching Southern California, Gomberg said. High temperatures for the week are expected to be in the mid-70s.
Fortunately, the wind direction has been consistent. Sudden changes, Haskett said, are “taking a situation that’s predictable and making it tumultuous.”
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