Strong Winds, Low Fire Danger In Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, CA — Strong winds are forecast to whip around the Southland over the next couple of days, and a wind advisory will be in effect until Tuesday night in several areas.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through 10 p.m. Tuesday for the San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County Mountains and Inland Orange County areas and forecast northeast winds gusting to 40-60 mph in some of those areas.

Areas not under the advisory will see strong breezes, gusting to 30 miles per hour, officials say, including the Orange County coastal areas. In Lake Forest, winds were blowing at 10 miles per hour from the north east at 10 a.m., Monday.

Gusty winds were expected to blow between 20 and 30 miles per hour later in the day, and a wind advisory will remain in effect until 10 p.m. Tuesday.

While wind is one ingredient in fire danger, firefighters are not immediately increasing deployments, according to official reports as the fuel moisture is "just too wet," due to recent rains.

In Orange County, wind speeds at 8 a.m. Monday morning ranged from 32-miles per hour in Yorba Linda, 31-miles per hour in Carbon Canyon, and 31-miles per hour in Dove Canyon.