Santa Ana winds are fueling dangerous wildfire conditions in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California.

Santa Ana winds in Southern California are often-fierce winds that topple power lines and trees and can turn a spark into a raging wildfire.

Dry conditions, gusty winds, and low relative humidity are all hitting San Diego County at the same time leading to critical fire concerns for the region.

Wind Alerts have been issued beyond Southern California into Las Vegas up to South Lake Tahoe to Redding, CA. Winds are expected to be gusting up to 50-65 mph and higher elevations could have gusts reaching close to 80mph at times between now and Thursday.

Extreme wind conditions across Southern California will raise the fire danger level to the maximum today, with Red Flag Warnings in place for much of the area. In addition to the Red Flag Warnings, there are High Wind Warnings in place,

Fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, low humidity and ongoing drought conditions, wildfires erupted Tuesday in Southern California, threatening homes in Pacific Palisades.

The erratic weather caused President Joe Biden to cancel plans to travel to inland Riverside County, California.

With winds forecast between 40 and 60 miles per hour, a wildfire broke out in Pacific Palisades at about 10:30 this morning. What began as a 10 acre blaze in the area of Chastain Parkway E and Calle Brittany quickly spread to become a 200 acre blaze in less than an hour.