The ocean waters from Malibu to Santa Monica remain off-limits due to the recent rains and fire debris carried to the coast.

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely ... beaches and valleys, the Malibu coast, Calabasas, Santa Clarita ...

As Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California, residents and first responders braced for another day of critical fire weather.

As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.

The Palisades fire — which has invaded Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville canyons — was 65% contained as of Tuesday evening. Firefighters inched further on the Eaton fire — which has caused destruction in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre — achieving 89% containment, according to Cal Fire.

Firefighters are looking to make as much progress against the Palisades and Eaton fires as possible over the weekend, before sever winds are expected to come back to Los Angeles and Ventura counties early next week.

The Grapevine was ordered shut late Sunday night, and crews were “working to clear snow,” the California Department ... county’s website. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District ...

Thanks to the Israeli Consulate and other groups, a team of firefighting experts from Israel flew in last week and immediately joined local forces.

Conditions could at least rival those of the Mountain Fire that erupted near Somis Nov. 6 or the Franklin Fire that ignited Dec. 9 near Malibu ... destructive" Santa Ana windstorm, one that ...

A mudslide blocked part of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and other roads Monday morning after a day of rainfall in the Palisades Fire burn area.