Although the strongest wind gusts have passed through the Southern California region, another "traditional Santa Ana wind event" will move in Thursday night.

Widespread damaging winds and extreme fire weather conditions across L.A. and Ventura counties, including the Santa Clarita Valley, are expected Tuesday afternoon through at least Wednesday, with the possibility of power outages.

At least two wildfires — in Pacific Palisades and West Hollywood — have started as the worst windstorm in more than a decade blasts SoCal.

The fire ignited in Pacific Palisades amid "a life-threatening, destructive, widespread windstorm," officials said.

A life-threatening, destructive and widespread Santa Ana wind event is forecast for Southern California Tuesday into Wednesday. Fire danger is very high as well. Here’s what you can expect.

Multiple wildfires are currently raging through Los Angeles County, forcing evacuations and destroying neighborhoods. A long dry summer created ample fuel that has combined with a lack of rainfall over the winter to extend fire season conditions.

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

The Santa Ana winds become particularly dangerous when combined with other climate conditions such as drought, which increases the risk of wildfires like the ones currently raging in the Los Angeles area.

The life-threatening windstorm exploded into a crisis even worse than predicted, with embers flying an estimated two to three miles ahead of the fire. Grace Toohey is a reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering breaking news for the Fast Break Desk. Before joining the newsroom in 2022, she covered criminal justice issues at the Orlando Sentinel and the Advocate in Baton Rouge. Toohey is a Maryland native and proud Terp. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped fuel the deadly wildfires around Los Angeles are forecast to ease later Wednesday, but they may return.

High pressure is building from the north and that will help to tighten the pressure gradient over southern California, producing more gusty winds.