Thousands of people fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades quickly spread to 2,921 acres Tuesday, a blaze authorities said could grow further as even stronger winds are expected through the night.

Another round of gusty Santa Ana winds are headed to Southern California, increasing the risk for a rapidly spreading wildfire. “Breezy today and then we’ll start seeing some really windy conditions tomorrow morning and then on Tuesday night into Wednesday and Thursday,

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades that quickly spread to 1,260 acres Tuesday and triggered mandatory evacuations amid warnings from weather forecasters of "extreme" wildfire risks.

Less than one month after the devastating Franklin Fire, Southern California could be in for more wildfire risks with extreme dry winds on their way.

Winds will whip up and humidity levels will drop in Southern California this week, raising the risk for wildfires in parched areas still recovering from a recent destructive blaze

A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and was expected to stay strong through early afternoon.

The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires raging in Southern California will be fueled by peak winds of 100 mph, placing 19 million people at risk. NBC News meteorologist Angie Lassman has the details on Early Today.