On Wednesday at 2:17 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated high wind warning. The warning is for Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area, Calabasas and Agoura Hills and Southeastern Ventura County Valleys.

High winds that weather officials have called "life-threatening and destructive" are hitting Southern California Tuesday, sparking a major brush fire in Pacific Palisades and prompting thousands of power outages.

At least two fires sparked in Southern California on Jan. 7 amid a “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm event that’s sweeping through the region.

An updated high wind warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Monday at 11:31 p.m. valid from Tuesday 4 p.m. until Wednesday 6 p.m. The warning is for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands,

Locations of “greatest concern” in the “life-threatening” and “destructive” windstorm include cities within Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

For the third time since early November, parts of Southern California’s Los Angeles and Ventura counties are under a red flag warning for extreme fire danger.

Winds will whip up and humidity levels will drop in Southern California this week, raising the risk for wildfires in parched areas still recovering from a recent destructive blaze

The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires raging in Southern California will be fueled by peak winds of 100 mph, placing 19 million people at risk. NBC News meteorologist Angie Lassman has the details on Early Today.