Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Isolated gusts to 55 mph in the eastern portion anticipated for Central Ventura County Valleys until 2 p.m. Friday. The NWS states, "There could be a lull in the winds from late this afternoon through early this evening."

High winds that weather officials have called "life-threatening and destructive" are hitting Southern California Tuesday, sparking a major brush fire in Pacific Palisades and prompting thousands of power outages.

The Santa Ana winds are a notorious wind event in California. It has been fueling the southern California wildfires.

On Wednesday at 9:54 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a wind advisory valid from 10 p.m. until Friday 2 p.m. The advisory is for Malibu Coast, Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Western San Fernando Valley,

At least two fires sparked in Southern California on Jan. 7 amid a “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm event that’s sweeping through the region.

Locations of “greatest concern” in the “life-threatening” and “destructive” windstorm include cities within Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

For the third time since early November, parts of Southern California’s Los Angeles and Ventura counties are under a red flag warning for extreme fire danger.