797  
FNUS86 KLOX 182203  
FWLLOX  
 
ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
303 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
ECC029-191615-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
303 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
 
 
SEASONALLY COOL TEMPERATURES, A DEEP MARINE LAYER, AND ONSHORE WILL  
KEEP FIRE CONCERNS MINIMAL ALONG THE COAST AND LOWER ELEVATIONS INTO  
NEXT WEEK. ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER (APPROX. 2000 FT), WEAK OFFSHORE  
FLOW/THERMAL BELTING AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL  
CONTINUE A LOW-END RISK FOR FIRE WEATHER ACROSS THE EAST BAY HILLS  
AND SANTA LUCIA RANGE.  
 
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 THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND DUE TO  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED 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 WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE CRITICAL  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. DESPITE THE COOLING TREND THIS WEEKEND, MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 10,000 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS  
EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE  
WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE  
LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER WARM-UP BETWEEN TUESDAY AND NEXT  
WEEKEND, WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SOME HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE  
INTERIOR. THIS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH ENHANCED RISK OF  
LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT WEEKEND. 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.  
 

 
 
ECC028-191615-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
303 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND DUE TO  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED 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 WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE CRITICAL  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. DESPITE THE COOLING TREND THIS WEEKEND, MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 10,000 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS  
EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE  
WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE  
LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER WARM-UP BETWEEN TUESDAY AND NEXT  
WEEKEND, WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SOME HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE  
INTERIOR. THIS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH ENHANCED RISK OF  
LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT WEEKEND. 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.  
 

 
 
ECC031-191615-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
303 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND DUE TO  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED 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 WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE CRITICAL  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. DESPITE THE COOLING TREND THIS WEEKEND, MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 10,000 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS  
EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE  
WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE  
LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER WARM-UP BETWEEN TUESDAY AND NEXT  
WEEKEND, WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SOME HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE  
INTERIOR. THIS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH ENHANCED RISK OF  
LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT WEEKEND. 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.  
 

 
 
ECC024-191615-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
303 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND DUE TO  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED 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 WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE CRITICAL  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. DESPITE THE COOLING TREND THIS WEEKEND, MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 10,000 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS  
EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE  
WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE  
LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER WARM-UP BETWEEN TUESDAY AND NEXT  
WEEKEND, WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SOME HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE  
INTERIOR. THIS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH ENHANCED RISK OF  
LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT WEEKEND. 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.  
 

 
 
ECC032-191615-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
303 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND DUE TO  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED 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 WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE CRITICAL  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. DESPITE THE COOLING TREND THIS WEEKEND, MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 10,000 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS  
EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE  
WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE  
LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER WARM-UP BETWEEN TUESDAY AND NEXT  
WEEKEND, WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SOME HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE  
INTERIOR. THIS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH ENHANCED RISK OF  
LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT WEEKEND. 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.  
 

 
 
ECC030-191615-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
303 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND DUE TO  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED 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 WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE CRITICAL  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, SEASONABLY ELEVATED  
FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. DESPITE THE COOLING TREND THIS WEEKEND, MIXING  
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 10,000 FEET ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS  
EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE  
WILL BRING A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE  
LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST MONDAY INTO MONDAY  
NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER WARM-UP BETWEEN TUESDAY AND NEXT  
WEEKEND, WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE SOME HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE  
INTERIOR. THIS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH ENHANCED RISK OF  
LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT WEEKEND. 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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