Warm temperatures and winds prompted a red-flag warning for the Santa Ana Mountains by the National Weather Service Tuesday, signaling higher danger of wildfire. 
The warning applies only to the mountains, not the lowland areas, said forecaster Massoud Fazal.
“The high is going to be above normal for the next few days,” he said.
The warning expires at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day.
Mountain temperatures could be as high as 77 today, 80 Wednesday, and 82 Thursday, dropping to cooler temperatures Friday. Winds in Fremont Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains were last reported at 48 mph.
Read Orange County Register story about firefighters on alert.
(O.C. Register photo of wind-whipped flag by Bruce Chambers.)
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