Forecasters said the latest round of Santa Ana winds had been weaker than they had feared. But that could quickly change in the coming hours, and officials in Los Angeles County urged residents to prepare for power outages and be ready to flee.

“If you have power now,” said Lindsey Horvath, a Los Angeles County supervisor, “charge your phones, charge your batteries and be prepared to be without power.”

Officials on Tuesday evening announced a 25th death related to the fires, and about two dozen other people remain missing. More than 100,000 people have been displaced.

• Containment updates: The largest blaze in the county, the Palisades fire, was larger than 23,700 acres but only 18 percent contained on Tuesday, up from 14 percent. The Eaton fire covered more than 14,000 acres and was only 35 percent contained, up from 33 percent. There were no reports of new homes or major structures burning in either fire. Track the fires here.

• New fires: At least 11 small fires ignited overnight and more were popping up on Tuesday, though most were quickly extinguished, state and fire officials said. The Auto fire, which grew to more than 60 acres in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles, had been 47 percent contained by the evening. Another vegetation fire burned more than two acres in the afternoon near the Santa Ana River in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, and was completely contained by the evening.

• Forecast: The National Weather Service, which had warned of wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour, dropped its highest-level fire weather warning for the rest of the day, though a red-flag warning remained in place. The winds may pick back up soon, forecasters said, so the higher-level warning will be back in effect starting at 3 a.m. Wednesday. Read more about the shifting conditions.

• Uneasy return to normal: For many Angelenos who did not have to evacuate, daily life has carried on, but it has been anything but normal. “It’s this weird balance of, how much do you pause, and how much do you keep going?” one resident said.

• Housing crisis: The fires have exacerbated a housing crisis in Los Angeles. Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order to expedite permitting for rebuilding, and fast-track approval of temporary housing. Hundreds of schoolteachers were among those who lost their homes.

• Safety advice: Here are some steps you can take to stay safe in at-risk areas, including signing up for emergency alerts and packing a “go bag.”