The red-flag warning extended Wednesday for the county’s inland valleys still is set to expire at 6 p.m. Friday, with overnight northeast winds of 28 to 38 mph and possible gusts of 50 mph, up to 60 mph after midnight.

This weekend's cool temperatures and higher humidity are expected to give way to more Santa Anas and a new red flag warning Monday.

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The NWS has issued a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Red Flag Warning for Southern California, effective until 10 a.m. Tuesday, with a fire weather watch continuing from Tuesday evening through Thursday evening due to powerful Santa Ana winds.

The National Weather Service on Tuesday extended its red flag warning for Southern California until Thursday evening.

Strong Santa Ana winds are hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday morning, but the winds will relax later in the day and the red flag warning will end Friday night.

A particularly dangerous situation red flag warning is in place from noon Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday local time for a large portion of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

"A strong Santa Ana Wind event is expected to develop Monday and last through at least Tuesday," the National Weather Service said.

Santa Ana winds continued to gust across much of the Southland Thursday, but the were expected to back off as the day wears on, giving way to cooler conditions and even rain that could help efforts to fully douse area wildfires while also raising fears of debris flows.

The blaze was 14% contained by Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Another brush fire broke out late Wednesday along the eastern side of Interstate 405 near Bel Air and the University of California-Los Angeles.

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings.