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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
1017 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
ECC029-141130-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
1017 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
 
 
ONE MORE DAY OF COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY BEFORE GRADUAL  
WARMING SETS IN WEDNESDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS BEGIN TO INCREASE  
WITH PERIODS OF OFFSHORE FLOW EACH NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. FOR THE  
SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT, EXPECT GUSTY  
WINDS AROUND 25-35 MPH ACROSS RIDGES, PASSES AND GAPS, UP TO 40 MPH  
FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS PEAK THURSDAY  
THROUGH SATURDAY, BEFORE AN APPROACHING TROUGH STARTS A COOLING  
TREND ON SUNDAY INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
 
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE  
AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PEAKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...  
 
COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH LOCALIZED NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO  
COUNTIES WILL ALSO SEE EAST WINDS WHICH PEAK ON FRIDAY OF 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 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, WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR MOST OF  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE IS  
ALSO A MODERATE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER INTERIOR SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. COOLER AND IMPROVED  
CONDITIONS LIKELY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC028-141130-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
1017 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE  
AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PEAKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...  
 
COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH LOCALIZED NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO  
COUNTIES WILL ALSO SEE EAST WINDS WHICH PEAK ON FRIDAY OF 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 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, WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR MOST OF  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE IS  
ALSO A MODERATE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER INTERIOR SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. COOLER AND IMPROVED  
CONDITIONS LIKELY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC031-141130-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
1017 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE  
AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PEAKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...  
 
COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH LOCALIZED NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO  
COUNTIES WILL ALSO SEE EAST WINDS WHICH PEAK ON FRIDAY OF 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 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, WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR MOST OF  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE IS  
ALSO A MODERATE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER INTERIOR SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. COOLER AND IMPROVED  
CONDITIONS LIKELY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC024-141130-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
1017 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE  
AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PEAKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...  
 
COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH LOCALIZED NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO  
COUNTIES WILL ALSO SEE EAST WINDS WHICH PEAK ON FRIDAY OF 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 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, WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR MOST OF  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE IS  
ALSO A MODERATE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER INTERIOR SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. COOLER AND IMPROVED  
CONDITIONS LIKELY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC032-141130-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
1017 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE  
AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PEAKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...  
 
COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH LOCALIZED NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO  
COUNTIES WILL ALSO SEE EAST WINDS WHICH PEAK ON FRIDAY OF 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 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, WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR MOST OF  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE IS  
ALSO A MODERATE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER INTERIOR SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. COOLER AND IMPROVED  
CONDITIONS LIKELY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC030-141130-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
1017 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY  
EVENING FOR OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE  
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...  
 
...GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE  
AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PEAKING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...  
 
COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH LOCALIZED NORTH TO NORTHEAST  
WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. INTERIOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO  
COUNTIES WILL ALSO SEE EAST WINDS WHICH PEAK ON FRIDAY OF 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 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, WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR MOST OF  
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE IS  
ALSO A MODERATE RISK FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER INTERIOR SANTA  
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. COOLER AND IMPROVED  
CONDITIONS LIKELY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
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