nbc's camila rambaldi is in porter ranch tonight.he northern part of the san fernando valley, here in the porter ranch area, where the wind has already started to pick up here this evening. you can see the palm fronds and the tree branches swaying here we are anticipating winds gusting as high as 55mph for porter ranch during the peak time, which is expected to be from 4 a.m. tuesday to 12 p.m. wednesday. this wind event is raising concerns for fire officials due to the increased wildfire threat. a red flag warning will be in effect monday night through wednesday, indicating dangerous wildfire conditions. the palisades fire, eaton fire and hurst fire have scorched more than 38,000 acres combined in los angeles county. a firefight still not over yet as officials continue to monitor those wind conditions tonight, reminding everyone to stay alert and to heed to evacuation warnings and orders in porter ranch. camila rambaldi, nbc, bay area camila, thank you. let's bring it back to our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, talking about just

porter ranch 70. and then across the bay area. top gusts here was mount saint helena right around 5:00 this morning at 64mph. i haven't seen anything that gusty here in the past few hours at mount saint helena, but we still are clocking some strong winds, as you can see right now on the current gusts, most of the lower elevations 15 to about 20. so not a big concern for a lot of the populated zones up towards mount saint helena, though we're up to 39. mount diablo, with some strong winds coming out of the north here at 43. so the big headline here is, as we roll through tonight, we're still looking at some of these isolated gusts, 15 to about 35mph that still could get up there for the lower elevations and the mountains 40 to about 50. but look at how that wind calms down for tomorrow morning. it's only 3 to 18mph. we would continue to see that wind cacalming do through tomorrow afternoon and evening. so again, i think tonight we get through that and we're good to go here across the bay area. southern california likely going to st

malibu, 72, chino hills, 71, porter ranch 70. and that mount saint helena gusts here back in the bay area was our top gusts 64mph coming in at the 5 a.m. hour. so winds right now are starting to at least calm down a little bit for the bay area. but i really think overall, as we head through tomorrow, we are not going to be under the threat of any kind of gusty winds as this system that's been producing the winds continues to exit off towards the south. so we'll be left with high pressure. that's going to bring us more dry weather in the forecast through the next several days. so let's take it into that wind forecast. and you'll see tonight still some of these dry gusts coming out of the northeast 15 to about 35mph on average. and then watch this by tomorrow morning. there we go. that wind is a lot less. 8 a.m, just five to about 18mph. tomorrow afternoon and evening. even lower. only 5 to 9mph. so a much shorter window on the wind for us down in southern california. they're going to stay with gusty winds all the way through. abou

this is video from porter ranch this evening. you can see the trees just whipping around.ws favorable conditions over the weekend did allow crews to gain more ground on both thealisades and the eaton fires. palisades fire, now 61% contained. tonight, the eaton fire in pasadena, in altadena in the pasadena area, is 87% contained. unfortunately, the death toll from both fires is at 27. more than 114,000 structures have been destroyed. more help is heading to the burn zones. governor newsom issued an executive order to speed up wildfire debris removal. the order aims to prevent more destruction in burn zones. if the region gets heavy rain later this winter or spring. removing debris improves flood protection and can stabilize hillsides. burned hills d not absorb water well, which creates a potential for flash floods and mudslides that could wipe out homes in its path. the wildfires continue to raise concerns here in the bay area. san jose's mayor, matt mahan, is leading the effort to make sure his city is prepared. the mayor sent a letter to the city council calling on them t

porter ranch 51-mile-per-hour gusts.ching the palisades fire, wind gusts there about 18 to 25. not horrible. by mount wilson, gusts 21 miles per hour, that was the fire we were just showing you. tonight the winds will pick up, especially towards malibu towardthe palisades fire. so we will see if that reignites or sparks a little bit. up to 40-mile-per-hour gusts tonight towards mount wilson 30 to 40. we have our eyes early next week. the possible setup for another santa ana wind event which could be a strong one. not extreme like this one, but all eyes will be on that early next week. >> bill, you mentioned this drought. the lack of rain. california specifically southern california badly needs the rain. will that be coming any time soon? >> yeah, so i mentioned hasn't rained in forever. this is the rainy season, by the way. starts in like november. each and every day we have a chance of fires. the number of structures, we think we will be over 2,000, maybe towards 3,000. the worst fires in california history, camp fire o

because it's not just palisades, it's topanga canyon, it's porter ranch in the valley, east l.a, griffith park, bel air, all these areas are at risk. and, you know, from a potential wildfire. so what you look at is a solution that you could use anywhere without having to rebuild the entire system all at once. >> it is so invaluable hearing your thoughts on this and getting that information. marty adams, former general manager of the l.a. department of water and power. thank you, sir, so much for clearing a lot of stuff up for us tonight. really appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> coming up, when will we see? special counsel jack smith's final report into donald trump's january 6th election. interference. when? well, mary mccord might know. >> and she's going to join me. >> coming up. but first, trump made history by becoming the first president ever to hold the title of convicted felon. i will be joined by two people who were in the courtroom when it was in the courtroom when it was handed down. that's next. so, what are you thinking? i'm thinking... (speaking to self) about our hone

steve patterson is in the porter ranch neighborhood in los angeles where we can see the winds are certainlywhy we are here. we are hearing about a particularly dangerous situation. that's the official designation. it is meant to be a particular elevation from the normal red flag winds that we normally have on the ground. it's even worse that the last three times we've had this designation it has led to serious property damage including the worst fires in california history. meanwhile, there's great worry that as this goes down to lower elevations we are seeing wind gust 60 to 70 miles per hour. as this comes down it could start new fires. overnight firefighters doing their best to battle some of those pressures fires we have seen. the real worry is the major fires we have had. the palisades fire 14% contained. the eaton fire 13% contained. this could easily move the fire somewhere new causing a lot more of a mess. there's also the possibility of electric shutdowns for several thousand customers in the area. want to limit the fire danger, but we are in severe fire danger with the national we