Los Angeles County has extended a smoke advisory to January 12 at 10 p.m. local time due to the ongoing wildfires.
Smoke from the fires has caused “unhealthy air quality” across the county, according to a Saturday news release.
The smoke is expected to have the strongest effect in northwest coastal Los Angeles County, including the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and areas near the fires.
Anish Mahajan, chief deputy director of Los Angeles Public Health and chief medical officer of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, previously told CNN people should stay indoors as much as possible and wear an N-95 or P100 mask if they do go out to minimize the risks of wildfire smoke exposure.
'Very dangerous' weather conditions will continue into next week, Weather Service says
Fire weather conditions are expected to continue into next week in Southern California, as firefighters work to combat ongoing blazes, according to the National Weather Service.
“Very dangerous fire weather continues across portions of southern California where ongoing fires continue,” read a Saturday afternoon post on X from the Storm Prediction Center.
The agency said in an update the region will see forecast sustained winds of 20 mph, with gusts reaching more than 40 mph, with dry relative humidity.
“This may lead to the spread of ongoing fires as well as the development of new ones,” the update said.
CNN meteorologist Chad Meyers said Saturday strong Santa Ana winds, combined with embers on the ground from the ongoing fires, may exacerbate the risk of fires.
Strong winds may require firefighting planes to temporarily be grounded, he explained.
