Fall heat wave to roast Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, California Although over a million acres burned across California during the summer, the state’s traditional wildfire season is just beginning. Just like at the right time, the first heatwave of fall arrived with intense gusts of wind and red flag warnings across the Southland.

Triple-digit heat will again cook large swathes of Los Angeles, combining with strong gusts of wind, low humidity and an extremely dry brush at the maker for critical fire conditions on Monday. A heat advisory will remain in effect until Thursday. Downtown Los Angeles is expected to hit 101 degrees Wednesday, Woodland Hills 105, North Hollywood 103, Malibu 84, Palos Verdes 87, and Pasadena 101.

“Critical fire weather conditions are forecast in the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties as well as the Santa Clarita Valley from Monday morning through Monday afternoon,” a statement from the National Weather Service warned. “North to northeast wind gusts of between 30 and 45 mph are expected, along with falling relative humidity in teens and single digits. As a result, red flag warnings have been issued for these zones from 5 am Monday to 5 pm “

The weather service said offshore winds combined with hot and dry conditions would bring critical high to brief weather from Tuesday to Friday in areas far from the coast, including an increased threat of plume-dominated fires with sometimes extreme fiery behavior.

In the Santa Clarita Valley and San Gabriel Mountains, a wind advisory will be in effect from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to northeast winds forecast of 20 to 25 miles per hour and gusts of 40 mi. / h at three-digit temperatures.

“Strong winds will blow around unsecured objects and make driving difficult, especially for high-end vehicles, the NWS warned.” Tree branches could be felled and some power outages could result. High temperatures can cause heat illness. “

In addition, a heat advisory issued due to high temperatures will be in effect from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Santa Clarita, San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, the Santa Monica Mountains, metropolitan Los Angeles, the seaside towns, the Hollywood Hills and inland Orange County.

“Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, do not expose yourself to the sun, and watch your loved ones and neighbors,” a NWS statement warned, adding that children, the elderly and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles, whose interior temperatures can quickly turn fatal.

Partly cloudy skies were forecast for Monday in LA County, closer to the coast, along with sunny skies in the interior and highs of 77 degrees in Avalon; 79 at LAX; 84 on Mount Wilson; 86 in Long Beach; 87 in downtown LA; 94 in San Gabriel, Palmdale and Lancaster; 95 in Pasadena; 96 in Burbank; 97 in Saugus; and 100 in the wooded hills. The high temperatures will persist at least until Sunday.

Los Angeles reopened several cooling centers on Sunday, Mayor Eric Garcetti said. The following centers are open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.:

– Platt Branch Library, 23600 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, 818-340-9386

– Mid-Valley Regional Library, 16244, rue Nordhoff, North Hills, 818- 895-3650

– Sun Valley Branch Library, 7935 Vineland Ave, Sun Valley, 818-764-1338

– Lake View Terrace Branch Library, 12002 Osborne St., Lake View Terrace, 818-890-7404

– Eagle Rock Branch Library, 5027 Casper Ave., Los Angeles, 323-258-8078

– Vernon Branch Library, 4504 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, 323-234-9106

– Buena Vista Branch Library Meeting Room, 300 N. Buena Vista St., Burbank, 818-238-5202

Social distancing requirements due to the coronavirus pandemic have led to a reduction in site capacity.

City News Service