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 Thursday at 12:29 a.m. a wind advisory was issued by the NWS Phoenix AZ valid for Thursday between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The advisory is for Joshua Tree, Joshua Treek, Chuckwalla Mountains, Chiriaco Summit and Chuckwalla 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.

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,

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.