With tens of thousands of acres already burned, residents and firefighters in Los Angeles are bracing for the return of more strong winds that will hit the area from Tuesday through Wednesday.

Large areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties could be hit with gusts of 50 to 70 mph the next two days, as the seasonal Santa Ana winds started up again after a few days of calm, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS has a “red-flag warning” in place for much of the surrounding areas, calling it a “particularly dangerous situation” and leaving residents on edge that new fires could reignite and previously contained ones could expand.

As of Tuesday morning, the two main fires ravaging Los Angeles, Palisades and Eaton, have consumed more than 37,000 acres, destroyed over 12,000 structures, killed at least 24 people, and forced almost 200,000 others to evacuate their homes. Early estimates with multiple fires still raging have put the damages at more than $250 billion.

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