Firefighters trying to contain blazes raging in SouthernCalifornia won't get much relief from the weather this weekend,according to BloombergNews.

Dry and warm Santa Ana winds blowing in from the desert areforecast to gust between 30 to 50 miles (48 to 80 kilometers) perhour through Sunday, the National WeatherService said.

Red flag warnings — meaning a heightened risk ofwildfires — have been posted for much of Los Angeles andVentura counties through Sunday, according to the weatherservice.

'Very volatile situation'

Fires fanned by strong winds have charred hundreds of thousandsof acres, burned hundreds of homes, shut major freeways and closedschools throughout Southern California this week. Lower winds onFriday have allowed crews to make progress in containing some ofthe conflagrations, said Scott McLean, a spokesman for theCaliforniaDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection.

“It's a very volatile situation,” McLean said in a phoneinterview. “When you get high winds and low humidity, those thingsmake a big difference in how a fire reacts.”

86,000+ homes at risk near Los Angeles

According to CoreLogic hazard risk analysis, a total of 86,242homes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties with a combinedreconstruction cost value (RCV) of $27.7 billion are at some levelof risk from the Thomas, Rye and Creek Wildfires.

Of the total at-risk homes, 13,526, or 16%, with an estimatedRCV of more than $5 billion are at significant risk of damage,falling inthe High and Extreme riskcategories, according to CoreLogic data. Although the majority ofhomes, 72,716, or 84%, areat Lowor Moderate risk of damage,wildfire can easily expand to adjacent properties and causesignificant damage even if a property is not considered high riskin its own right.

The reconstruction cost values represent estimates to rebuildthe home, taking into account geography, labor and materials, andare based on 100%, or total, destruction. Depending on the size ofthe wildfire, there can easily be less than 100% damage to thehome, which would result in a lower realized reconstruction cost.As such, this analysis represents the total and maximum risk fromthis event, not the predicted loss.