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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
916 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
ECC029-241030-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
916 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
 
 
ONSHORE WINDS AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE  
FORECAST PERIOD. THE MARINE LAYER IS 1,400 DEEP AND SLOWLY  
COMPRESSING OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LOW ELEVATION TEMPERATURES ARE  
COOLER AND MORE HUMID THAN YESTERDAY, BUT BETTER THERMAL BELTING IS  
KEEPING HIGHER ELEVATIONS WARMER AND DRIER THIS MORNING. COMPARED  
TO YESTERDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP TO 10 DEGREES WARMER IN THE  
NORTH BAY AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, AND BROADLY SIMILAR  
ELSEWHERE. THE RH WILL WILL BE LOWER ACROSS THE INTERIOR AS DRIER  
AIR MIXES IN. ONSHORE WINDS WILL BE MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG THIS  
AFTERNOON. THIS PATTERN WILL REAMIN FAIRLY STABLE WITH ONSHORE  
WINDS, SEASONAL TEMPERATURES, AND MODERATE RH THROUGH THE WEEKEND  
AND BEYOND.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
 
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY  
FROM THE COASTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...  
   
..WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY ACROSS  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS (AND SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
TONIGHT) DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS  
(WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS). HOTTER AND MORE  
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS AND  
MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ADD TO THE FIRE RISK,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. VERY WARM, DRY, AND  
GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH, STRONGEST FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN MARCOS PASS. SUNDAY-MONDAY  
(AND AS EARLY AS SATURDAY) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE  
WIDESPREAD VERY DRY AIR (HUMIDITIES IN THE 5-10% RANGE) ACROSS THE  
FAR INTERIOR. THIS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS (GUSTS  
20-30 MPH) AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A  
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR INTERIOR, NAMELY  
FAR INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.  
 

 
 
ECC028-241030-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
916 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY  
FROM THE COASTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...  
   
..WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY ACROSS  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS (AND SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
TONIGHT) DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS  
(WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS). HOTTER AND MORE  
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS AND  
MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ADD TO THE FIRE RISK,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. VERY WARM, DRY, AND  
GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH, STRONGEST FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN MARCOS PASS. SUNDAY-MONDAY  
(AND AS EARLY AS SATURDAY) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE  
WIDESPREAD VERY DRY AIR (HUMIDITIES IN THE 5-10% RANGE) ACROSS THE  
FAR INTERIOR. THIS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS (GUSTS  
20-30 MPH) AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A  
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR INTERIOR, NAMELY  
FAR INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.  
 

 
 
ECC031-241030-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
916 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY  
FROM THE COASTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...  
   
..WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY ACROSS  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS (AND SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
TONIGHT) DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS  
(WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS). HOTTER AND MORE  
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS AND  
MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ADD TO THE FIRE RISK,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. VERY WARM, DRY, AND  
GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH, STRONGEST FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN MARCOS PASS. SUNDAY-MONDAY  
(AND AS EARLY AS SATURDAY) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE  
WIDESPREAD VERY DRY AIR (HUMIDITIES IN THE 5-10% RANGE) ACROSS THE  
FAR INTERIOR. THIS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS (GUSTS  
20-30 MPH) AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A  
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR INTERIOR, NAMELY  
FAR INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.  
 

 
 
ECC024-241030-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
916 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY  
FROM THE COASTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...  
   
..WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY ACROSS  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS (AND SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
TONIGHT) DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS  
(WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS). HOTTER AND MORE  
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS AND  
MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ADD TO THE FIRE RISK,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. VERY WARM, DRY, AND  
GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH, STRONGEST FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN MARCOS PASS. SUNDAY-MONDAY  
(AND AS EARLY AS SATURDAY) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE  
WIDESPREAD VERY DRY AIR (HUMIDITIES IN THE 5-10% RANGE) ACROSS THE  
FAR INTERIOR. THIS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS (GUSTS  
20-30 MPH) AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A  
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR INTERIOR, NAMELY  
FAR INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.  
 

 
 
ECC032-241030-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
916 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY  
FROM THE COASTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...  
   
..WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY ACROSS  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS (AND SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
TONIGHT) DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS  
(WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS). HOTTER AND MORE  
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS AND  
MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ADD TO THE FIRE RISK,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. VERY WARM, DRY, AND  
GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH, STRONGEST FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN MARCOS PASS. SUNDAY-MONDAY  
(AND AS EARLY AS SATURDAY) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE  
WIDESPREAD VERY DRY AIR (HUMIDITIES IN THE 5-10% RANGE) ACROSS THE  
FAR INTERIOR. THIS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS (GUSTS  
20-30 MPH) AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A  
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR INTERIOR, NAMELY  
FAR INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.  
 

 
 
ECC030-241030-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
916 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY  
FROM THE COASTS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...  
   
..WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
 
 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY ACROSS  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS (AND SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
TONIGHT) DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITIES, AND DRY FUELS  
(WITH LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS). HOTTER AND MORE  
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS AND  
MODERATE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ADD TO THE FIRE RISK,  
ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. VERY WARM, DRY, AND  
GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO  
50 MPH, STRONGEST FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN MARCOS PASS. SUNDAY-MONDAY  
(AND AS EARLY AS SATURDAY) THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE  
WIDESPREAD VERY DRY AIR (HUMIDITIES IN THE 5-10% RANGE) ACROSS THE  
FAR INTERIOR. THIS COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS (GUSTS  
20-30 MPH) AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BRING A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF A  
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR INTERIOR, NAMELY  
FAR INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.  
 

 
 
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