Warm, windy and dry conditions will continue across areas in the Southwest over the next few days, yielding the risk for elevated fire concerns. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for areas shaded in pink for Thursday.
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Areas of concern have been included under elevated, critical to a few pockets of extreme fire conditions that will likely continue into the weekend.
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Widespread wind alerts have also been issued in the forewarned locations. Possible wind gusts nearing 50 – 60 MPH will remain in the forecast, continuing to dry out the area and keeping the elevated fire risk in the forecast.
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Dry, downsloping winds, or Santa Ana winds, will funnel through the California canyons due to a strong ridge of high pressure located to the northeast of the warned areas. This will continue to enhance the dry air into the region, adding on to the fire risk.
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Listed below are the combination of factors that will likely lead to the threat of spreading wildfires.
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Afternoon high temperatures both Thursday and Friday will remain well above average for this time of year in the highest risk areas.