A red flag warning has been issued for the Santa Clarita Valley due to low humidity and gusty Santa Ana winds, officials said Wednesday. 

Starting Wednesday evening through Friday, northeast winds are expected to be around 25 to 40 mph, with gusts up to 65 mph throughout Santa Clarita, said Kristen Stewart, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. 

“Humidity levels are going to be between 2 and 9 percent,” Stewart said. 

Due to the low humidity levels and high gusting Santa Ana winds, officials with the National Weather Service have issued a red flag warning for the Santa Clarita Valley, according to officials. 

“Conditions will be similar, if not a little more severe, than during the Saddleridge Fire,” Stewart said. 

As of Wednesday morning, the red flag warning is expected to end Friday; however, it could be extended if winds and low humidity levels continue into the weekend.

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Due to the winds and high fire danger, possible power outages could be implemented in Castaic, according to Southern California Edison officials. 

However, by next week conditions are expected to change, with a return of onshore flow bringing cooler temperatures and rising humidity levels, Stewart said. 

Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70s, according to officials. 

As a result of the wind and low humidity, Fire officials raised the fire danger level from very high to extreme in the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, according to officials.  

“One reason for this change is to enhance public awareness of the threat wildfires pose to the health and safety of the forest and those who enjoy it,”  said Angeles Forest Fire Chief Robert Garcia. “Another is the current and long-range weather predictions indicating above-normal temperatures, below-average relative humidity and precipitation, coupled with periods of strong, gusty winds.”

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