Another potentially dangerous windstorm headed to Southern California

Forecasters are calling for another windstorm to hit Southern California this week, creating what officials described as a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) across the region.

Powerful wind gusts locally are expected to be between 45 and 70 mph from early Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

“These aren’t catastrophic winds like last week but they are still going to be just as significant,” KTLA’s Kirk Hawkins said Monday. “The mountains of San Bernardino County will be looking for 80 to 90 mph gusts in areas to the east of the Cajon Pass during this period.”

Wind advisories, high wind warnings and red flag warnings will be in place through Wednesday for much of Southern California.

“We’ve got the dry brush and vegetation with the lack of rain, so It’s a tinderbox,” Kirk said.

The NWS pointed out three PDS areas of concern in its map embedded in the image above.

The massive Palisades and Eaton fires erupted last week amid an even stronger wind storm. Firefighters have made substantial progress in the battle to extinguish those deadly fires but work will continue to increase containment before the powerful winds return to the region.