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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
909 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
ECC029-151015-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
909 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
...ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY  
DUE OFFSHORE WINDS AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR THE HIGHER  
ELEVATIONS...  
 
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST  
THROUGH FRIDAY FOR AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN PARTICULAR THE  
INTERIOR NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS AND EAST BAY HILLS. THE PULSE OF  
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN  
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS DURING THIS TIME FRAME  
COULD REACH UP TO 25-35 MPH, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH  
FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. LATE WEEKEND AND INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK, A TROUGH SHOULD BRING COOLER WEATHER AND IMPROVED  
RH VALUES.  
 
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 FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY  
FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE  
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...  
 
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY, THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  
PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 60 MPH  
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES, WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
WINDS WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY, WHEN MUCH OF SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO WILL EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS WINDY  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS OF 15 TO  
25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, THE AIR  
WILL RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 85 AND 95 WILL  
BE COMMON BY FRIDAY, WARMEST NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT  
ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE  
5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE BY FRIDAY, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
STARTING THURSDAY. ALL OF THIS WILL ADD UP TO A HIGH RISK FOR LARGE  
FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH OVER MOST OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY OVER  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS  
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WHERE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE  
WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN PLACE. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE  
LIKELY NEXT WEEK, WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS  
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 
 
 
ECC028-151015-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
909 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY  
FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE  
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...  
 
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY, THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  
PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 60 MPH  
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES, WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
WINDS WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY, WHEN MUCH OF SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO WILL EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS WINDY  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS OF 15 TO  
25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, THE AIR  
WILL RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 85 AND 95 WILL  
BE COMMON BY FRIDAY, WARMEST NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT  
ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE  
5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE BY FRIDAY, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
STARTING THURSDAY. ALL OF THIS WILL ADD UP TO A HIGH RISK FOR LARGE  
FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH OVER MOST OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY OVER  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS  
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WHERE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE  
WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN PLACE. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE  
LIKELY NEXT WEEK, WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS  
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 
 
 
ECC031-151015-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
909 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY  
FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE  
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...  
 
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY, THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  
PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 60 MPH  
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES, WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
WINDS WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY, WHEN MUCH OF SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO WILL EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS WINDY  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS OF 15 TO  
25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, THE AIR  
WILL RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 85 AND 95 WILL  
BE COMMON BY FRIDAY, WARMEST NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT  
ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE  
5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE BY FRIDAY, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
STARTING THURSDAY. ALL OF THIS WILL ADD UP TO A HIGH RISK FOR LARGE  
FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH OVER MOST OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY OVER  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS  
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WHERE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE  
WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN PLACE. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE  
LIKELY NEXT WEEK, WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS  
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 
 
 
ECC024-151015-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
909 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY  
FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE  
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...  
 
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY, THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  
PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 60 MPH  
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES, WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
WINDS WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY, WHEN MUCH OF SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO WILL EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS WINDY  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS OF 15 TO  
25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, THE AIR  
WILL RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 85 AND 95 WILL  
BE COMMON BY FRIDAY, WARMEST NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT  
ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE  
5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE BY FRIDAY, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
STARTING THURSDAY. ALL OF THIS WILL ADD UP TO A HIGH RISK FOR LARGE  
FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH OVER MOST OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY OVER  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS  
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WHERE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE  
WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN PLACE. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE  
LIKELY NEXT WEEK, WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS  
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 
 
 
ECC032-151015-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
909 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY  
FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE  
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...  
 
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY, THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  
PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 60 MPH  
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES, WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
WINDS WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY, WHEN MUCH OF SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO WILL EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS WINDY  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS OF 15 TO  
25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, THE AIR  
WILL RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 85 AND 95 WILL  
BE COMMON BY FRIDAY, WARMEST NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT  
ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE  
5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE BY FRIDAY, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
STARTING THURSDAY. ALL OF THIS WILL ADD UP TO A HIGH RISK FOR LARGE  
FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH OVER MOST OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY OVER  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS  
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WHERE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE  
WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN PLACE. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE  
LIKELY NEXT WEEK, WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS  
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 
 
 
ECC030-151015-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
909 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY  
FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY OVER MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE  
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...  
 
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY, THEN WEAKEN OVER THE WEEKEND. DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY  
PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 60 MPH  
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES, WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
WINDS WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY, WHEN MUCH OF SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO WILL EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS WINDY  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS OF 15 TO  
25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, THE AIR  
WILL RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 85 AND 95 WILL  
BE COMMON BY FRIDAY, WARMEST NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT  
ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE  
5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE BY FRIDAY, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
STARTING THURSDAY. ALL OF THIS WILL ADD UP TO A HIGH RISK FOR LARGE  
FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH OVER MOST OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY OVER  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS INTERIOR SAN LUIS  
OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WHERE RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE  
WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN PLACE. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE  
LIKELY NEXT WEEK, WITH CHANCES OF RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS  
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 
 
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