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Return of Santa Ana winds trigger new wildfire concerns for parts of Ventura, Los Angeles Counties

One of the homes destroyed by the Mountain Fire in Camarillo December 6.
Lance Orozco
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KCLU
One of the homes destroyed by the Mountain Fire in Camarillo December 6.

Red Flag Warnings in effect for parts of the two counties. Some precautionary Public Safety Power Shutoffs are also possible.

The Santa Ana winds are back for parts of the Tri-Counties, with some Red Flag Warnings and potential precautionary Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

Once again, the focus is on Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.

20 to 40 mile an hour wind is likely for much of Ventura County, and western Los Angeles County. Gusts to 60 miles an hour are possible.

While the wind is strong, it’s not expected to reach the same kind of extreme peaks which helped push Ventura County’s Mountain Fire, and LA County’s Franklin Fire out of control.

There is a Fire Weather Warning for parts of Ventura and LA Counties, as well as a Red Flag Warning until 3 p.m. Wednesday.

The situation has prompted warnings about potential Public Safety Power Shutoffs. More than 18,000 Southern California Edison customers in Ventura County could be affected. Around 1200 customers in Santa Barbara County have also been put on notice about possible shutdowns.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.