A "particularly dangerous situation warning'' has been issued for L.A. and Ventura counties due to dangerous winds and very low humidity.

The National Weather Service says predicted strong winds are developing later than expected Tuesday but they’re coming, as firefighters work to hold and expand containment lines around the Palisades and Eaton fires.

An arson suspect was arrested in connection to a brush fire in Griffith Park after firefighters quickly put out the small blaze.

The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the Southern California coast. The region sees about 10 Santa Ana wind events a year on average, typically occurring from fall into January. When conditions are dry, as they are right now, these winds can become a severe fire hazard.

With the Palisades and Eaton Fires still not fully contained, another dangerous Santa Ana wind event is forecast in Los Angeles for Monday-Thursday.

Santa Ana winds returned to the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, threatening to reverse progress made in the battle against deadly wildfires.

The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.

Scorching, deadly fires that tore through Los Angeles apace last week were whipped up by furious winds that had barrelled in from the desert. The blazes are still raging. And this week the so-called Santa Ana or ... Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Eastern ...

Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. Parts of L.A. County, and most of Ventura County, are at highest risk.

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And this week the so-called Santa Ana or "Devil" winds are back ... The warnings cover the areas of Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Eastern San Gabriel Mountains, Malibu Coast and Santa Clarita ...

Even as Santa Ana winds continued to blast parts of the Southland, helping to fuel a new brush fire in the Castaic area, local authorities turned their attention Wednesday to the possibility of rain hitting the area this weekend,