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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
935 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
ECC029-211045-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
935 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
COASTAL AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL STAY COOL AND MOIST WITH A MARINE  
LAYER AROUND 1,000 FEET. IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE THE MARINE  
LAYER, THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW AND DRY CONDITIONS  
WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND RECOVERY WILL RESULT IN THERMAL  
BELTING. LESS THAN A 5% CHANCE FOR HIGH- BASED RAIN SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE TIMEFRAME OF MOST CONCERN  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY HAZARD IS LIGHTNING  
LEADING TO NEW FIRE STARTS. ERRATIC AND GUSTY OUTFLOWS WILL ALSO BE  
POSSIBLE WITH LITTLE RAIN REACHING THE GROUND.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ACROSS VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27) DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH VERY  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL MAINTAIN NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY, AS 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS AND  
HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT  
ADVISORIES FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY  
THURSDAY. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY  
SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 
 
 
ECC028-211045-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
935 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ACROSS VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27) DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH VERY  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL MAINTAIN NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY, AS 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS AND  
HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT  
ADVISORIES FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY  
THURSDAY. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY  
SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 
 
 
ECC031-211045-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
935 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ACROSS VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27) DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH VERY  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL MAINTAIN NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY, AS 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS AND  
HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT  
ADVISORIES FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY  
THURSDAY. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY  
SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 
 
 
ECC024-211045-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
935 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ACROSS VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27) DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH VERY  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL MAINTAIN NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY, AS 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS AND  
HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT  
ADVISORIES FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY  
THURSDAY. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY  
SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 
 
 
ECC032-211045-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
935 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ACROSS VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27) DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH VERY  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL MAINTAIN NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY, AS 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS AND  
HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT  
ADVISORIES FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY  
THURSDAY. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY  
SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 
 
 
ECC030-211045-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
935 AM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ACROSS VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27) DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH VERY  
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL MAINTAIN NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY, AS 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS AND  
HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT  
ADVISORIES FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY  
THURSDAY. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY  
SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 
 
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