Southern California remains on fire watch as warm temperatures, low humidity and strong northerly winds, known as sundowner winds, continue to pose a fire danger for much of the region on Sunday. Red flag warnings for the mountains in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties remain in effect until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. AdvertisementThe sundowner winds, similar to Santa Ana winds, have fueled many brush fires in Southern California, including the massive Thomas fire, which burned more than 281,000 acres in 2017. The elevated fire risk has led Southern California Edison to consider shutting power off to about 45,000 customers in those three counties. The largest concentration of customers who could be affected — more than 21,000 — is in Santa Barbara County.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 20, 2019 20:15 UTC