On Wednesday at 8:17 p.m. a red flag warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA in effect until Friday at 6 p.m.

Dire warnings have been issued for the Los Angeles area, with a dangerous threat for the strongest wind event in more than a decade. Outages and extreme fire behaviours are major risks

Red Flag Warnings remain in effect through Friday evening for much of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, the National Weather Service said.