Over 1,100 firefighters were “strategically pre-positioned” across Southern California to address "ongoing critical fire weather," Cal Fire said.

The National Weather Service has extended a Red Flag Warning until Friday morning for San Diego County's inland valleys and mountains.

Santa Ana winds finally delivered a big, direct hit on San Diego County Tuesday, gusting as high as 102 mph in the backcountry where a touch of long-overdue rain could arrive this weekend.

With the strongest of the winds in the inland valleys and mountains of San Diego County on Monday night through Tuesday morning, the highest wind gusts of 102 mph were recorded in Sill Hill, near Julian. This is a typical wind-prone area in the mountains known for exceptionally high wind gusts, offshore and onshore.

Red flag warnings are in effect until Thursday for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego because of low humidity and relentless Santa Ana winds.

Red flag warnings are in effect until Thursday for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego due to low humidity and relentless Santa Ana winds.

Several counties in Southern California faced "critical" fire risks this week, according to an AccuWeather forecast.

LOS ANGELES – Santa Ana winds continued to gust across Southern California Thursday, driving new fires that have forced evacuations in Los Angeles and San Diego counties. Firefighters battling a fire in the Sepulveda Basin that has scorched 45 acres in Brentwood have the blaze 60 percent contained Thursday.

Another blast of Santa Ana winds Thursday prompted San Diego Gas & Electric to cut off electricity to thousands of residents in another of a wave of power outages that have continued off and on for two weeks.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — There is a vegetation fire in the La Jolla area of San Diego along Gilman Drive and Via Alicante, sending large plumes of smoke into the area. This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information is made available.