this area, that's the thomas fire. three major fires, all wind-driven events. all in the southern california, burning simultaneously, thousands are affected. many homes lost. it's a terrible scene out here. we're just trying to stay ahead of it. >> we're certainly thinking about the families affected by these three separate fires. j.t., thank you. >> thank you, david. and from j.t. to meteorologist rob marciano tonight. he's also there in the fire zone at this hour. rob, we can see firefighters putting out hot spots. the flames right behind you, the winds are supposed to keep coming? >> reporter: they are. these fire crews under structure protection, just came into this area, this has been one of the more explosive regions in the fire zone today. the winds got the flames rolling in a hurry. and you can see these guys hard at work, no doubt about that. the wind is still blowing, smoke, dust, horrible conditions out here. want to show you the setup, classic santa ana winds. with the high pressure in control over the mountains. offshore winds, high fire danger. we've got the high wind warnings