MALIBU—The city of Malibu indicated that there is a Potentially Dangerous Situation with winds and Red Flag warning are in effect from 12 p.m. on Monday, January 20 until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21 due to damaging Santa Ana winds and very low humidities.
SCE has put areas of Malibu under a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) warning due to the Red Flag weather conditions.
The following circuits are at risk for a PSPS:
-Cuthbert
-Galahad
-Maguire
-Merlin
-Serra
Note: Portions of certain circuits may have a different status. Refer to SCE.com outage map: https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status.
Coastal winds of 25-40 MPH, with gusts of 50-70 MPH. In the mountains, 30-50 MPH winds are expected with gusts up to 60-80 MPH and isolated gusts reaching 100 MPH. There is also a windblown dust and ash advisory until 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD), gusty winds may disperse ash from recent fire burn scars and generate dust, potentially impacting air quality throughout Los Angeles County.
As of January 20 at 4:30 p.m. the city noted that a total of 23,173 acres has been destroyed from the Palisades Fire and the blaze is 59 percent contained. CalFire confirmed 4,996 structures destroyed and 707 damaged in total effected area (Palisades and Malibu).