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Bracing for 2nd round of hurricane-force winds
FOX 11 Chief Meteorologist Adam Krueger breaks down the timing of the winds going in and out of Southern California as Los Angeles County continues to deal with several massive wildfires.
LOS ANGELES - The red flag warning may have temporarily expired for Southern California, but Angelenos are far from being out of the woods.
As residents across Los Angeles County continue to deal with multiple deadly fires, a new round of damaging winds is heading back into the region next week – likely leading to yet another round of evacuations and possibly more residents being displaced.
That being said – in addition to being on the lookout for evacuation orders and warnings, it’s also worth monitoring two other alerts – the fire weather watch and the red flag warning.
What is a fire weather watch?
According to the National Weather Service, the fire weather watch kicks in when the combination of dryness, or dry fuels, and weather conditions both add up to extreme fire danger. The fire weather watch is issued in the longer term when meteorologists and forecasters believe when conditions could lead to extreme fire danger within 72 hours.
What is a red flag warning?
Similar to the fire weather watch, the red flag warning kicks in when meteorologists and forecasters believe conditions could lead to extreme fire within 24 hours. Forecaster with FOX Weather refer to the red flag warnings as "fire weather warnings" for better clarity.
FOX 11 Chief Meteorologist Adam Krueger warns a red flag warning is likely starting this weekend – as soon as 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 11.
Below is a list of where you can look for updates on the ongoing wildfires across Los Angeles County:
- Forecast: Red flag warnings still in place; more wind coming next week
- California fires live video: Watch Los Angeles webcams
- California fires map: Los Angeles evacuation orders, warnings
The Source: This report used information provided by the National Weather Service, FOX Weather and previous FOX 11 reports.