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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
828 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
ECC029-182130-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
828 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
THE HEAT WAVE CONTINUES WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK, INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO BE 20-30 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS AROUND 10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMING WILL
CONTINUE TO CURE FINE FUELS ACROSS OUR ENTIRE AREA WITH AN ELEVATED
POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRES, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE
MODERATE THERMAL BELTS DEVELOP. FORTUNATELY, WINDS WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY LIGHT WHICH WILL LIMIT ANY FIRES THAT DO SPARK FROM
SPREADING RAPIDLY. THE LOW MIXING HEIGHT AND LIGHT WINDS WILL LIMIT
SMOKE DISPERSION WHERE FIRES MAY DEVELOP, ALONG WITH THE HAZY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
BUILD.
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
..EXTREMELY RARE AND LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE THIS WEEK
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED AND
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE TO MUCH OF THE REGION THIS WEEK. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY,
BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 90 AND 103 DEGREES. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SMALL GRASS
FIRE ACTIVITY THIS WEEK DUE TO THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS
WEEKEND, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR (ESPECIALLY LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY)
WHERE THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC028-182130-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
828 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..EXTREMELY RARE AND LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE THIS WEEK
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED AND
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE TO MUCH OF THE REGION THIS WEEK. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY,
BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 90 AND 103 DEGREES. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SMALL GRASS
FIRE ACTIVITY THIS WEEK DUE TO THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS
WEEKEND, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR (ESPECIALLY LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY)
WHERE THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC031-182130-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
828 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..EXTREMELY RARE AND LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE THIS WEEK
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED AND
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE TO MUCH OF THE REGION THIS WEEK. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY,
BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 90 AND 103 DEGREES. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SMALL GRASS
FIRE ACTIVITY THIS WEEK DUE TO THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS
WEEKEND, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR (ESPECIALLY LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY)
WHERE THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC024-182130-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
828 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..EXTREMELY RARE AND LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE THIS WEEK
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED AND
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE TO MUCH OF THE REGION THIS WEEK. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY,
BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 90 AND 103 DEGREES. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SMALL GRASS
FIRE ACTIVITY THIS WEEK DUE TO THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS
WEEKEND, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR (ESPECIALLY LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY)
WHERE THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC032-182130-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
828 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..EXTREMELY RARE AND LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE THIS WEEK
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED AND
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE TO MUCH OF THE REGION THIS WEEK. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY,
BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 90 AND 103 DEGREES. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SMALL GRASS
FIRE ACTIVITY THIS WEEK DUE TO THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS
WEEKEND, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR (ESPECIALLY LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY)
WHERE THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC030-182130-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
828 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..EXTREMELY RARE AND LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE THIS WEEK
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED AND
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE TO MUCH OF THE REGION THIS WEEK. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY,
BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE BETWEEN 90 AND 103 DEGREES. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SMALL GRASS
FIRE ACTIVITY THIS WEEK DUE TO THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS
WEEKEND, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING ONSHORE WINDS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR (ESPECIALLY LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY)
WHERE THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
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