A brush fire in the Pacific Palisades burned through 200 acres Tuesday amid warnings of weather conditions bringing "extreme" risks of quickly moving wildfires, authorities said.

Strong winds and fire weather warnings are in the forecast for parts of Los Angeles, including Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and more locations.

A brush fire erupted in the Pacific Palisades area as the National Weather Service has issued an “extreme” red flag warning. A strong Santa Ana wind event is expected to bring a “life-threatening and destructive windstorm” to the Southern California region.

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag waning for a wide swath of Southern California as Santa Ana winds are expected to bring dangerous fire weather to the region later this week.

A red flag warning is in effect for parts of Santa Barbara County from 4 a.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday due to the forecast of strong winds, low

Weather officials have issued a red flag warning for parts of Southern California as extreme fire conditions increase.

Dire warnings have been issued for the Los Angeles area, with a dangerous threat for the strongest wind event in more than a decade. Outages and extreme fire behaviours are major risks