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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
130 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
ECC029-231430-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
130 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
 
 
RAIN SHOWERS AND A LOW POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS (10-15 PERCENT)  
ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. IF  
THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP, THE MOST LIKELY HAZARDS WILL BE GUSTY,  
ERRATIC WINDS AND LOCALIZED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. CHANCES FOR RAIN  
SHOWERS BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND MORE SO INTO FRIDAY WITH DRIER  
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS  
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT  
INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH FAIR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND  
POOR DAYTIME HUMIDITY RETENTION.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
 
 
...TAIL END OF STORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS  
THE REGION WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING/DEBRIS FLOW  
IMPACTS...  
 
...FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE  
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
THE TAIL END OF THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DUE  
TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE STORM, THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH  
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RATES TO LOCALLY EXCEED 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR  
WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR URBAN FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS  
RECENT BURN SCARS, ESPECIALLY FIRST YEAR SCARS. IN ADDITION, THERE  
IS A LOWER BUT PRESENT CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 0.90 INCHES PER HOUR,  
HIGHEST CHANCES (30%) FOR AREAS IN FLOOD WATCHES. THIS WOULD BRING  
THE THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MORE SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FLOWS. THERE IS A VERY LOW BUT NONZERO  
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO.  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO SOME AREAS ON  
FRIDAY, OTHERWISE GENERALLY DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION  
TO END THE WORK WEEK. A WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE SANTA ANA IS  
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WARMER  
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT  
RANGE IN THE THE BREEZY TO WINDY AREAS.  
 

 
 
ECC028-231430-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
130 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...TAIL END OF STORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS  
THE REGION WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING/DEBRIS FLOW  
IMPACTS...  
 
...FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE  
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
THE TAIL END OF THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DUE  
TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE STORM, THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH  
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RATES TO LOCALLY EXCEED 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR  
WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR URBAN FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS  
RECENT BURN SCARS, ESPECIALLY FIRST YEAR SCARS. IN ADDITION, THERE  
IS A LOWER BUT PRESENT CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 0.90 INCHES PER HOUR,  
HIGHEST CHANCES (30%) FOR AREAS IN FLOOD WATCHES. THIS WOULD BRING  
THE THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MORE SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FLOWS. THERE IS A VERY LOW BUT NONZERO  
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO.  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO SOME AREAS ON  
FRIDAY, OTHERWISE GENERALLY DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION  
TO END THE WORK WEEK. A WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE SANTA ANA IS  
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WARMER  
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT  
RANGE IN THE THE BREEZY TO WINDY AREAS.  
 

 
 
ECC031-231430-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
130 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...TAIL END OF STORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS  
THE REGION WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING/DEBRIS FLOW  
IMPACTS...  
 
...FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE  
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
THE TAIL END OF THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DUE  
TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE STORM, THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH  
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RATES TO LOCALLY EXCEED 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR  
WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR URBAN FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS  
RECENT BURN SCARS, ESPECIALLY FIRST YEAR SCARS. IN ADDITION, THERE  
IS A LOWER BUT PRESENT CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 0.90 INCHES PER HOUR,  
HIGHEST CHANCES (30%) FOR AREAS IN FLOOD WATCHES. THIS WOULD BRING  
THE THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MORE SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FLOWS. THERE IS A VERY LOW BUT NONZERO  
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO.  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO SOME AREAS ON  
FRIDAY, OTHERWISE GENERALLY DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION  
TO END THE WORK WEEK. A WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE SANTA ANA IS  
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WARMER  
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT  
RANGE IN THE THE BREEZY TO WINDY AREAS.  
 

 
 
ECC024-231430-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
130 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...TAIL END OF STORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS  
THE REGION WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING/DEBRIS FLOW  
IMPACTS...  
 
...FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE  
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
THE TAIL END OF THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DUE  
TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE STORM, THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH  
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RATES TO LOCALLY EXCEED 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR  
WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR URBAN FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS  
RECENT BURN SCARS, ESPECIALLY FIRST YEAR SCARS. IN ADDITION, THERE  
IS A LOWER BUT PRESENT CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 0.90 INCHES PER HOUR,  
HIGHEST CHANCES (30%) FOR AREAS IN FLOOD WATCHES. THIS WOULD BRING  
THE THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MORE SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FLOWS. THERE IS A VERY LOW BUT NONZERO  
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO.  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO SOME AREAS ON  
FRIDAY, OTHERWISE GENERALLY DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION  
TO END THE WORK WEEK. A WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE SANTA ANA IS  
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WARMER  
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT  
RANGE IN THE THE BREEZY TO WINDY AREAS.  
 

 
 
ECC032-231430-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
130 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...TAIL END OF STORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS  
THE REGION WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING/DEBRIS FLOW  
IMPACTS...  
 
...FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE  
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
THE TAIL END OF THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DUE  
TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE STORM, THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH  
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RATES TO LOCALLY EXCEED 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR  
WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR URBAN FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS  
RECENT BURN SCARS, ESPECIALLY FIRST YEAR SCARS. IN ADDITION, THERE  
IS A LOWER BUT PRESENT CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 0.90 INCHES PER HOUR,  
HIGHEST CHANCES (30%) FOR AREAS IN FLOOD WATCHES. THIS WOULD BRING  
THE THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MORE SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FLOWS. THERE IS A VERY LOW BUT NONZERO  
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO.  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO SOME AREAS ON  
FRIDAY, OTHERWISE GENERALLY DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION  
TO END THE WORK WEEK. A WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE SANTA ANA IS  
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WARMER  
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT  
RANGE IN THE THE BREEZY TO WINDY AREAS.  
 

 
 
ECC030-231430-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
130 PM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...TAIL END OF STORM THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN ACROSS  
THE REGION WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLOODING/DEBRIS FLOW  
IMPACTS...  
 
...FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE  
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
THE TAIL END OF THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DUE  
TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE STORM, THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH  
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN RATES TO LOCALLY EXCEED 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR  
WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR URBAN FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS ACROSS  
RECENT BURN SCARS, ESPECIALLY FIRST YEAR SCARS. IN ADDITION, THERE  
IS A LOWER BUT PRESENT CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 0.90 INCHES PER HOUR,  
HIGHEST CHANCES (30%) FOR AREAS IN FLOOD WATCHES. THIS WOULD BRING  
THE THREAT OF MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MORE SIGNIFICANT DEBRIS FLOWS. THERE IS A VERY LOW BUT NONZERO  
CHANCE FOR A BRIEF, WEAK TORNADO.  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. A WEAK UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO SOME AREAS ON  
FRIDAY, OTHERWISE GENERALLY DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION  
TO END THE WORK WEEK. A WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE SANTA ANA IS  
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH WARMER  
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT  
RANGE IN THE THE BREEZY TO WINDY AREAS.  
 

 
 
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