The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning at 2:43 p.m. on Saturday valid from Monday 10 a.m. until Tuesday 10 p.m.

Containing wildfires—never mind extinguishing them—in parched and windy conditions can be monstrously difficult. Dry vegetation is rocket fuel for blazes and wind both feeds the flames and spreads the embers. “The winds are like pointing an air blower at a fireplace,” says Gershunov, “except it’s not contained and it’s on a much larger scale.”