The timing of this Santa Ana Wind Event is similar to the Thomas Fire, which burned over 280,000 acres from December 2017 to January 2018 and is the ninth-largest wildfire in California history.

If a fire starts it can spread rapidly and behave erratically due to wind gusts. Santa Ana winds occur in the fall lasting through the winter.

Editor's note: An updated Los Angeles wind forecast has been issued for Thursday, January 9. The ferocious Santa Ana winds that helped fuel the deadly, out-of-control wildfires around Los Angeles ...