Although the National Weather Service downgraded the severity of its forecast on Tuesday, forecasters expect higher wind gusts on Wednesday that could lead to “explosive fire growth.”

On Tuesday at 1:16 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning in effect until Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Southern California residents are expecting fire conditions to flare up again this week, but residents of who areas in particular should remain on guard, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS announced that there are particularly dangerous situations expected in the 5 Freeway corridor in northern Los Angeles County and

A new wildfire has broken out in Ventura County as the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire have been burning for one week in Los Angeles County.

New wildfires have erupted in California as thousands of firefighters continue their work to extinguish other deadly blazes that have been raging across the Los Angeles area since last week.

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents prepared for more fire danger as winds began to build Tuesday, a week after two massive infernos destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.