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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
921 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
ECC029-211030-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
921 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
THE MARINE LAYER REMAINS COMPRESSED TO AROUND 1000 FEET WITH POOR  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES (20-30%) AND POOR DAYTIME HUMIDITY RETENTION  
(10-30%) CONTINUING ABOVE IT. CONDITIONS IMPROVE SLIGHTLY FRIDAY  
INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENS TO BETWEEN 1000 TO  
1500 FEET. THIS IS CAUSED BY AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT  
WILL BRING A COOLING TREND, IMPROVING DAYTIME AND OVERNIGHT RH  
VALUES, CLOUDY MORNINGS, AND DIURNALLY BREEZY AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
WINDS ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE  
INTERIOR CENTRAL COAST WHERE HOT, DRY DAYTIME CONDITIONS PREVAIL  
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH THURSDAY  
NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.  
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES  
BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN  
ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS  
AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND  
SUNDAY, HIGHEST ON FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC028-211030-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
921 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH THURSDAY  
NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.  
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES  
BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN  
ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS  
AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND  
SUNDAY, HIGHEST ON FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC031-211030-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
921 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH THURSDAY  
NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.  
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES  
BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN  
ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS  
AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND  
SUNDAY, HIGHEST ON FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC024-211030-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
921 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH THURSDAY  
NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.  
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES  
BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN  
ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS  
AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND  
SUNDAY, HIGHEST ON FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC032-211030-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
921 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH THURSDAY  
NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.  
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES  
BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN  
ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS  
AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND  
SUNDAY, HIGHEST ON FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC030-211030-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
921 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH THURSDAY  
NIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.  
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES  
BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN  
ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS  
AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND  
SUNDAY, HIGHEST ON FRIDAY.  
 
 
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