Griffith Park closed with extreme fire risk in LA forecast NBC Los Angeles [Video]

Griffith Park and other Los Angeles-area parks were closed Monday due to the increased risk of wildfires to start the week in Southern California.

Due to red flag warnings in place Monday through part of Tuesday, several public locations were closed until Tuesday, including Griffith Park, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Autry Museum of the American West, inside the park, one of dozens temporarily closed due to the fire weather forecast. Runyon Canyon remains closed until further notice.

The red flag warning includes a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) designation, a National Weather Service alert to indicate extreme fire danger above that of a typical red flag warning. The elevated fire conditions follow the deadly January wildfires that started Jan. 7, including the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area.

The 23,700-acre Palisades Fire was 59-pecent contained Monday morning. The Eaton Fire was at 14,000 acres with containment at 87 percent.

Winds will strengthen …