The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

National Weather Service offices across Southern California are warning residents of an increase in weather conditions that are conducive to rapid fire growth. Meteorologists are most concerned about conditions from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning when winds will be at their peak and relative humidity will be low.

Southern California remains in critical fire danger in the coming days, as red flag warnings continue amid the dry and windy conditions that are fuelling deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area. More than 8 million people are in the critical fire risk zone.

Fire danger remains high in parts of Los Angeles that have been ablaze for days, but there is hope that better weather over the weekend will give firefighters battling the flames some much-needed relief.

Southern California will experience cooler and breezy temperatures over the weekend before another Santa Ana event develops early next week.

A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the wildfires devastating Southern California.

Federal meteorologists have issued their most dire wildfire warning for Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as winds threaten to pick up in the early hours of Tuesday through Wednesday. Alerting

Strong winds are predicted for California this week, particularly in the southern part of the state, the National Weather Service said.

The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning starting Monday for San Diego County's inland valleys and mountains.

Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. Eatonhurst Postfire Baer initially started today at 3:12 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The burned area emergency response has been active for eight hours. A fire crew of is working on site.