“We knew there was a red Red Flag Warning and that's one thing, but what was forecast was something we've never seen before,” Santa Monica Fire Chief Matthew Hallock told the Daily Press.

A red flag warning was issued by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Sunday at 2:48 p.m. valid from Monday 8 a.m. until Tuesday 2 p.m.

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.

Red flag warnings in seven counties, including Los Angeles, and the Santa Monica Mountains were lifted an hour after sunset. One will remain through 3 p.m. on Thursday near the parts of Grapevine.