Dire warnings have been issued for the Los Angeles area, with a dangerous threat for the strongest wind event in more than a decade. Outages and extreme fire behaviours are major risks

Strong winds and fire weather warnings are in the forecast for parts of Los Angeles, including Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and more locations.

On Monday at 11:55 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning valid from Tuesday 4 a.m. until Thursday 6 p.m. The warning is for Central Ventura County Valleys, Malibu Coast, Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area,