Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was up to 95% Monday while firefighters prepare for possible debris flow and mudslides from a weekend storm.

The National Weather Service reported winds in the Castaic Lake area ranging from about 12 to as high as 42 mph Wednesday afternoon. “Northeast winds will be increasing over the next few hours ...

Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake ... 5,000 acres burned. The National Weather Service extended a red flag ...

Meanwhile, as the sun began to set over Castaic Lake on Wednesday ... a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. Forecasts show that gusts could reach up to 40 mph in the ...

The Hughes fire is burning around Castaic Lake north of Castaic ... meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Contributing to the fire conditions was extremely dry air; relative humidity ...

Firefighters made progress on the more than 10,000-acre Hughes Fire Friday, which sent thousands fleeing after sparking near ...

Named the Hughes fire, the blaze was reported just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the area of Lake Hughes Road ... according to the National Weather Service Los Angeles.

Officials issued evacuation orders in and around the Castaic Lake area. Evacuation warnings border Santa Clarita, one residential area closest to the fire.

The Hughes Fire ignited late morning Wednesday in the Castaic Lake area of Los Angeles ... Southern California,' Todd Hall, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said Wednesday morning.

The Hughes Fire has spread over 8,096 acres after starting just before lunchtime in Los Angeles County's Castaic Lake area on Wednesday.