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Ventura County could be a major target of an extreme wind event which poses a new wildfire risk

National Weather Service

Santa Ana winds have already arrived, but the highest concern is for early Tuesday morning to midday Wednesday.

Another extreme wind event, with a spike in fire danger is in the forecast for parts of the Tri-Counties. A Red Flag Warning is already in effect for Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.

There’s another PDS Red Flag Warning. PDS stands for Particularly Dangerous Situation.

It’s what happened when we had the Mountain Fire in Camarillo in November, as well as with the Malibu Fire a few weeks ago, and with last week’s fires. The warning will be in effect from 4 a.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday. Some of the strongest wind is predicted for Ventura County.

There will be a traditional Red Flag Warning for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County mountains for elevated fire danger from 10 Monday night into Wednesday.

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.