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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
812 PM PDT WED MAR 18 2026
ECC029-192115-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
812 PM PDT WED MAR 18 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH A REPRIEVE IN
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY OCCURING OVER THE WEEKEND. OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL, THROUGH AREAS NEAR THE COAST MAY GET BRIEF
PERIODS OF ONSHORE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FINER
FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO CURE DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE THERMAL BELTS ARE. 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 GENERALLY REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH
FRIDAY, BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. 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, INCREASING
ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS (ESPECIALLY LA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY) WHERE THERE MAY BE A
POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC028-192115-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
812 PM PDT WED MAR 18 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 GENERALLY REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH
FRIDAY, BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. 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, INCREASING
ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS (ESPECIALLY LA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY) WHERE THERE MAY BE A
POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC031-192115-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
812 PM PDT WED MAR 18 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 GENERALLY REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH
FRIDAY, BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. 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, INCREASING
ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS (ESPECIALLY LA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY) WHERE THERE MAY BE A
POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC024-192115-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
812 PM PDT WED MAR 18 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 GENERALLY REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH
FRIDAY, BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. 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, INCREASING
ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS (ESPECIALLY LA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY) WHERE THERE MAY BE A
POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC032-192115-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
812 PM PDT WED MAR 18 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 GENERALLY REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH
FRIDAY, BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. 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, INCREASING
ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS (ESPECIALLY LA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY) WHERE THERE MAY BE A
POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
ECC030-192115-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
812 PM PDT WED MAR 18 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 GENERALLY REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH
FRIDAY, BUT WEAK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT COOLING ON FRIDAY. 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, INCREASING
ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS (ESPECIALLY LA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY) WHERE THERE MAY BE A
POTENTIAL INCREASE IN GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY.
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