Strong Santa Ana winds are hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday morning, but the winds will relax later in the day and the red flag warning will end Friday night.

Resident Nicolas Libonati said he saw a lot of abandoned cars on the road, and people running toward the coast. "It was kind of a surreal scene," he said.

Evacuations are underway west of Los Angeles where the Palisades Fire broke out during extreme fire weather for Southern California on Tuesday. Winds more than 80 mph have been recorded in the mountains and over 60 mph at lower elevations.