An updated wind advisory was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Thursday at 12:41 p.m. The advisory is for Southern Ventura County Mountains, Northern Ventura County Mountains, Interstate 5 Corridor,

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.

Kelly Curran breaks down the forecast for damaging winds in Southern California on Tuesday. This forecast is from Jan. 7 at 6 a.m.

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Fire and wind conditions have closed several freeways and highways in impacted Southern California areas. Caltrans provided a list of fully closed highways and freeways, as of Wednesday morning. Closures are due to Palisades,

The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme the difference in the pressure, the faster the winds blow. Topography also plays a role.

The gusty winds that helped spread multiple wildfires gradually subsided on Wednesday afternoon, but dry conditions mean less potent winds could still be dangerous. More strong winds are expected later Thursday.

Although the strongest wind gusts have passed through the Southern California region, another "traditional Santa Ana wind event" will move in Thursday night.

While calm winds and days of soaking rain are what fire-ravaged areas of Southern California desperately need, more rounds of wind are in store that will again cause the wildfire risk to surge, AccuWeather meteorologists say.