The meteorology involved with the fire features a low-pressure area over the northern Baja California Peninsula and a high-pressure area over the Great Basin. In-between the 2 pressure systems, easterly (Santa Ana) wind has spread across Southern California with periods of hurricane force gusts. A plethora of high wind and red flag warnings affect Southern California.

The U.S. gas population weight HDD forecast stays cold with high national heating demand through next week. The outlook is moderately cold Jan. 17-23 and the extended range for February is much warmer due to an expected mild month in the East.

The 12Z GFS projects an evolving storm later this week in the northwest Gulf of Mexico region to travel northeastward and intensify south and southeast of New England by Saturday morning. At that time, the 12Z GFS forecasts a 963 MB low pressure area.

Heavy snow, including blizzard conditions in the Central U.S., are shifting eastward. Heavy snow shifts east of the Appalachians late tonight. A large swath of freezing rain will extend eastward across Kentucky tonight. Axis of the heavy snow in the Mid-Atlantic region shifts slightly south and now includes Washington, DC to Central Virginia. Cold winds follow the storm causing blowing and drifting.