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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
930 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
ECC029-171030-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
930 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS THROUGH 11AM FRIDAY DUE TO
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS...
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO
OFFSHORE WINDS AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...
OFFSHORE WINDS, POOR HUMIDITY VALUES, AND WARM WEATHER CONTINUE TO
LEAVED TO CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO EASE LATER THIS
MORNING; HOWEVER, CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY LEADING TO NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY. CONDITIONS BEGIN
TO IMPROVE ON SUNDAY DUE TO A PATTERN CHANGE. FLOW SHIFTS TO
ONSHORE, RH VALUES IMPROVE, AND THE MARINE LAYER TRIES TO
RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF. CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN REMAIN IN THE FORECAST
FOR EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK.
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 OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY
WINDS...
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DURING THE PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR TODAY, WINDS
WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD AFFECTING MOST OF OUR AREA INCLUDING
AREAS THAT TYPICALLY DO NOT SEE SANTA ANA WINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH
OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, 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 90 AND 100 WILL BE COMMON TODAY, WARMEST
NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.
ECC028-171030-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
930 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY
WINDS...
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DURING THE PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR TODAY, WINDS
WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD AFFECTING MOST OF OUR AREA INCLUDING
AREAS THAT TYPICALLY DO NOT SEE SANTA ANA WINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH
OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, 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 90 AND 100 WILL BE COMMON TODAY, WARMEST
NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.
ECC031-171030-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
930 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY
WINDS...
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DURING THE PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR TODAY, WINDS
WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD AFFECTING MOST OF OUR AREA INCLUDING
AREAS THAT TYPICALLY DO NOT SEE SANTA ANA WINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH
OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, 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 90 AND 100 WILL BE COMMON TODAY, WARMEST
NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.
ECC024-171030-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
930 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY
WINDS...
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DURING THE PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR TODAY, WINDS
WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD AFFECTING MOST OF OUR AREA INCLUDING
AREAS THAT TYPICALLY DO NOT SEE SANTA ANA WINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH
OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, 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 90 AND 100 WILL BE COMMON TODAY, WARMEST
NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.
ECC032-171030-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
930 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY
WINDS...
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DURING THE PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR TODAY, WINDS
WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD AFFECTING MOST OF OUR AREA INCLUDING
AREAS THAT TYPICALLY DO NOT SEE SANTA ANA WINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH
OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, 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 90 AND 100 WILL BE COMMON TODAY, WARMEST
NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.
ECC030-171030-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
930 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE
TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY
WINDS...
MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PEAK TODAY, THEN GRADUALLY
WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DURING THE PEAK, NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. FOR TODAY, WINDS
WILL BE UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD AFFECTING MOST OF OUR AREA INCLUDING
AREAS THAT TYPICALLY DO NOT SEE SANTA ANA WINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH
OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, 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 90 AND 100 WILL BE COMMON TODAY, WARMEST
NEAR THE COAST WHERE THE RISK FOR HEAT ILLNESS IS HIGH. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.
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