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☆ Red flag warning across Southern California as Santa Ana winds bring dangerous fire conditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, a "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warning is also in place from 10 p.m. Monday through 2 p.m. Tuesday in those same areas due to Santa Ana winds, low humidity and extremely dry vegetation. Under the PDS red flag warning, damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph will be likely along with single digit humidities across windier mountains and foothills. Santa Ana winds are forecast to increase late Monday morning into the afternoon and peak Monday night into Tuesday, the NWS said. It’s expected be a long duration red flag event due to the “strong likelihood of widespread single digit humidities,” the Sunday evening advisory said.

Persons: Santa Ana, It’s, Thomas Fires Organizations: San, National Weather Service, Santa Ana, NWS, California Edison Locations: Southern California, Santa, San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica, Santa Clarita Valley, Ventura County, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Angeles, Ventura counties, California, windier, Gabriel Mountains, Santa Susana, Malibu, Porter Ranch, San Fernando

☆ Powerful Santa Ana wind event to bring potentially dangerous fire weather to Southern California
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A Potentially Dangerous Situation red flag warning was also issued for the Santa Susana Mountains until 10 a.m. Wednesday. These Potentially Dangerous Situations are rarely issued and are reserved for the most extreme events; however, climate change is increasing the frequency of these events. Last month, similar Santa Ana winds helped the Mountain Fire explode in size and send it tearing through neighborhoods, prompting evacuations and school closures. 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. The conditions will slowly begin to improve Wednesday as some of the Potentially Dangerous Situation warnings should expire.

Persons: Thomas, cnnweather Organizations: CNN, San, Santa, LA, Ventura, NWS, NWS Los Angeles Locations: Southern California, Ventura County, San Gabriel, Santa Monica, Santa Clarita Valley, San Fernando Valley, Santa Susana, Santa Ana, Santa, NWS Los, California, Santa Susanas, Malibu, Ventura, Simi Valley, San Fernando, Porter Ranch, Camarillo, Los Angeles

☆ US consumer spending hits speed bump; inflation picture mixed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, rising 0.2%. When adjusted for inflation, consumer spending was unchanged. Data for April was revised lower to show the so-called real consumer spending rising only 0.2% instead of 0.5% as previously reported. With consumer spending softening, inflation subsided. The so-called core PCE price index increased 4.6% on a year-on-year basis in May after advancing 4.7% in April.

Persons: Kevork, Sal Guatieri, Joe Biden's, Mike Graziano, Morgan Stanley, Dana Peterson, Lucia Mutikani, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Walmart, REUTERS, Commerce, Reserve, BMO Capital Markets, Reuters, Services outlays, Treasury, RSM, Fed, Conference Board, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, WASHINGTON, U.S, Toronto, Outlays, New York, Washington

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