...HIGH RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITHANY NEW FIRE STARTS THROUGH SATURDAY, DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.UPDATES INCLUDE ADDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS TO THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNINGS - OJAI, CASITAS, AND THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND FRIDAY THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE, DRY AIR WILL PERSIST AND DRY OUT ANY EFFECTS OF THE RECENT RAINS. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND FOR INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES FOR FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...MOST VALLEYS AND COASTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGEST FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT COMMON.

* IMPACTS...IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS, CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WHICH WOULD THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY.