Potentially powerful Santa Ana winds forecast in Ventura County and LA County have triggered a fire weather watch starting Tuesday.

The Santa Ana winds are forecast to pick up Tuesday morning and increase in intensity through Wednesday, with gusts from 55 to 80 miles per hour.

Santa Ana winds are expected to usher in dry wildfire conditions for Southern California on New Year's Eve, according to the National Weather Service.

Southern Californians face a week of diverse weather, with fluctuating temperatures, a weak Santa Ana wind event, and heightened fire weather risk.

Red Flag Warnings were in place for the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the western San Gabriel Mountains and the 14 Freeway corridor.

Gusty winds and low humidities are expected to return to Southern California this week, prompting officials to raise fire warning levels. “The Santa Ana conditions will start setting up tomorrow,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said Tuesday.

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