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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
410 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
ECC029-261715-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
410 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS
MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES DUE TO WARM AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS EACH NIGHT AND DAY WITH LITTLE TO NO OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERY...
A ROBUST, YET SHALLOW MARINE LAYER REMAINS IN PLACE WITH GOOD TO
EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER, IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BAY AREA AND
CENTRAL COAST WILL SEE POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND DAYTIME
RETENTIONS THROUGH LATE WEEK. WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER, INCLUDING THE AREA IMPACTED BY THE
TIMBER FIRE. ONSHORE WINDS INCREASE SLIGHTLY AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS
OFF OF THE WEST COAST AND BRINGS A COOLING TREND THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LA, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, AND
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, AND CUYAMA VALLEY DUE TO EXTREME HEAT AND
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES, PEAKING TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND DEEPEST MIXING
HEIGHTS...
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS
WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, VERY DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS OF 12,000 TO
20,000 FEET, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND FUELS
APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL BRING THE HIGHEST RISK OF LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRES WITH RAPID SPREAD IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY, RESULTING IN
THE RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE AREAS CAN
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 7 TO 20 PERCENT, POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AT TIMES ACROSS THE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS (STRONGEST IN THE I-5 AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDORS).
THERE IS A HISTORY OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS TIME OF YEAR
WITH SIMILAR WEATHER AND FUEL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE BRIDGE,
BOBCAT, AND STATIONS FIRES.
WEAK TO MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH
TONIGHT THEN THURSDAY- SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS LIKELY THE STRONGEST
AND MOST WIDESPREAD. SUNDOWNER WIND EXPOSED AREAS COULD SEE
TEMPERATURES SOAR TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 25 PERCENT.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ONE OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS WEST OF MEXICO
WILL STREAM INTO CALIFORNIA, BRINGING A 5-15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ANYWHERE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. MINIMAL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AND THE IS A LOW RISK RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY
LIGHTNING.
ECC028-261715-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
410 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LA, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, AND
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, AND CUYAMA VALLEY DUE TO EXTREME HEAT AND
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES, PEAKING TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND DEEPEST MIXING
HEIGHTS...
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS
WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, VERY DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS OF 12,000 TO
20,000 FEET, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND FUELS
APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL BRING THE HIGHEST RISK OF LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRES WITH RAPID SPREAD IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY, RESULTING IN
THE RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE AREAS CAN
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 7 TO 20 PERCENT, POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AT TIMES ACROSS THE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS (STRONGEST IN THE I-5 AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDORS).
THERE IS A HISTORY OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS TIME OF YEAR
WITH SIMILAR WEATHER AND FUEL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE BRIDGE,
BOBCAT, AND STATIONS FIRES.
WEAK TO MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH
TONIGHT THEN THURSDAY- SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS LIKELY THE STRONGEST
AND MOST WIDESPREAD. SUNDOWNER WIND EXPOSED AREAS COULD SEE
TEMPERATURES SOAR TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 25 PERCENT.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ONE OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS WEST OF MEXICO
WILL STREAM INTO CALIFORNIA, BRINGING A 5-15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ANYWHERE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. MINIMAL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AND THE IS A LOW RISK RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY
LIGHTNING.
ECC031-261715-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
410 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LA, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, AND
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, AND CUYAMA VALLEY DUE TO EXTREME HEAT AND
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES, PEAKING TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND DEEPEST MIXING
HEIGHTS...
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS
WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, VERY DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS OF 12,000 TO
20,000 FEET, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND FUELS
APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL BRING THE HIGHEST RISK OF LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRES WITH RAPID SPREAD IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY, RESULTING IN
THE RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE AREAS CAN
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 7 TO 20 PERCENT, POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AT TIMES ACROSS THE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS (STRONGEST IN THE I-5 AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDORS).
THERE IS A HISTORY OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS TIME OF YEAR
WITH SIMILAR WEATHER AND FUEL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE BRIDGE,
BOBCAT, AND STATIONS FIRES.
WEAK TO MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH
TONIGHT THEN THURSDAY- SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS LIKELY THE STRONGEST
AND MOST WIDESPREAD. SUNDOWNER WIND EXPOSED AREAS COULD SEE
TEMPERATURES SOAR TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 25 PERCENT.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ONE OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS WEST OF MEXICO
WILL STREAM INTO CALIFORNIA, BRINGING A 5-15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ANYWHERE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. MINIMAL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AND THE IS A LOW RISK RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY
LIGHTNING.
ECC024-261715-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
410 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LA, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, AND
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, AND CUYAMA VALLEY DUE TO EXTREME HEAT AND
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES, PEAKING TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND DEEPEST MIXING
HEIGHTS...
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS
WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, VERY DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS OF 12,000 TO
20,000 FEET, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND FUELS
APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL BRING THE HIGHEST RISK OF LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRES WITH RAPID SPREAD IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY, RESULTING IN
THE RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE AREAS CAN
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 7 TO 20 PERCENT, POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AT TIMES ACROSS THE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS (STRONGEST IN THE I-5 AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDORS).
THERE IS A HISTORY OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS TIME OF YEAR
WITH SIMILAR WEATHER AND FUEL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE BRIDGE,
BOBCAT, AND STATIONS FIRES.
WEAK TO MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH
TONIGHT THEN THURSDAY- SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS LIKELY THE STRONGEST
AND MOST WIDESPREAD. SUNDOWNER WIND EXPOSED AREAS COULD SEE
TEMPERATURES SOAR TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 25 PERCENT.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ONE OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS WEST OF MEXICO
WILL STREAM INTO CALIFORNIA, BRINGING A 5-15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ANYWHERE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. MINIMAL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AND THE IS A LOW RISK RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY
LIGHTNING.
ECC032-261715-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
410 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LA, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, AND
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, AND CUYAMA VALLEY DUE TO EXTREME HEAT AND
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES, PEAKING TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND DEEPEST MIXING
HEIGHTS...
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS
WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, VERY DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS OF 12,000 TO
20,000 FEET, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND FUELS
APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL BRING THE HIGHEST RISK OF LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRES WITH RAPID SPREAD IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY, RESULTING IN
THE RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE AREAS CAN
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 7 TO 20 PERCENT, POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AT TIMES ACROSS THE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS (STRONGEST IN THE I-5 AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDORS).
THERE IS A HISTORY OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS TIME OF YEAR
WITH SIMILAR WEATHER AND FUEL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE BRIDGE,
BOBCAT, AND STATIONS FIRES.
WEAK TO MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH
TONIGHT THEN THURSDAY- SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS LIKELY THE STRONGEST
AND MOST WIDESPREAD. SUNDOWNER WIND EXPOSED AREAS COULD SEE
TEMPERATURES SOAR TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 25 PERCENT.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ONE OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS WEST OF MEXICO
WILL STREAM INTO CALIFORNIA, BRINGING A 5-15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ANYWHERE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. MINIMAL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AND THE IS A LOW RISK RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY
LIGHTNING.
ECC030-261715-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
410 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF LA, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, AND
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, AND CUYAMA VALLEY DUE TO EXTREME HEAT AND
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH
SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES, PEAKING TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND DEEPEST MIXING
HEIGHTS...
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS
WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY
FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THE COMBINATION OF
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, VERY DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS OF 12,000 TO
20,000 FEET, LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND FUELS
APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL BRING THE HIGHEST RISK OF LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRES WITH RAPID SPREAD IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY, RESULTING IN
THE RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE AREAS CAN
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 7 TO 20 PERCENT, POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES, AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS AT TIMES ACROSS THE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS (STRONGEST IN THE I-5 AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDORS).
THERE IS A HISTORY OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS TIME OF YEAR
WITH SIMILAR WEATHER AND FUEL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE BRIDGE,
BOBCAT, AND STATIONS FIRES.
WEAK TO MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH
TONIGHT THEN THURSDAY- SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS LIKELY THE STRONGEST
AND MOST WIDESPREAD. SUNDOWNER WIND EXPOSED AREAS COULD SEE
TEMPERATURES SOAR TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES
FALLING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 25 PERCENT.
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM ONE OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEMS WEST OF MEXICO
WILL STREAM INTO CALIFORNIA, BRINGING A 5-15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ANYWHERE FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. MINIMAL MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AND THE IS A LOW RISK RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY
LIGHTNING.
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