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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
228 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
ECC029-091530-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
228 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
 
 
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WILL  
RESULT IN FUELS POTENTIALLY DRYING OUT RAPIDLY WITH FIRE WEATHER  
CONCERNS INCREASING LATER THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A  
MONSOONAL MOISTURE SURGE BRINGS SOME POTENTIAL FOR HIGH BASED  
CONVECTION TO THE REGION. CHANCES ARE LOW ATTM, BUT ANY  
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY DEVELOP COULD RESULT IN DRY LIGHTNING AND  
GUSTY, ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS.  
 
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  
THROUGH FRIDAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, AND ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME  
HEAT WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR MONSOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
45 MPH (LOCALLY 55 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING, WEAKENING THURSDAY.  
WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES  
TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT (POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) TODAY AND  
THURSDAY, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOCUSED TODAY AS  
WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING  
TODAY AND THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE 5 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, IMPROVING  
SOME FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE COASTAL SLOPES.  
SW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON,  
LIKELY INCREASING AROUND 5 MPH ACROSS THE INTERIOR BY THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY ACROSS ALL  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH  
POTENTIAL, EXTENDING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR.  
 
MONSOONAL WILL BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS SUNDAY CONTINUING THROUGH  
NEXT WEEK AND LIKELY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. WHILE THE BETTER  
CHANCES OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, THERE  
IS A SMALL RISK OF STORMS REACHING COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS. THE  
GREATEST TIME FRAME OF CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE THE  
ONSET OF THE MONSOONAL SURGE SUNDAY WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE  
MORE LIMITED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 

 
 
ECC028-091530-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
228 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH FRIDAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, AND ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME  
HEAT WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR MONSOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
45 MPH (LOCALLY 55 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING, WEAKENING THURSDAY.  
WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES  
TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT (POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) TODAY AND  
THURSDAY, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOCUSED TODAY AS  
WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING  
TODAY AND THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE 5 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, IMPROVING  
SOME FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE COASTAL SLOPES.  
SW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON,  
LIKELY INCREASING AROUND 5 MPH ACROSS THE INTERIOR BY THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY ACROSS ALL  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH  
POTENTIAL, EXTENDING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR.  
 
MONSOONAL WILL BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS SUNDAY CONTINUING THROUGH  
NEXT WEEK AND LIKELY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. WHILE THE BETTER  
CHANCES OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, THERE  
IS A SMALL RISK OF STORMS REACHING COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS. THE  
GREATEST TIME FRAME OF CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE THE  
ONSET OF THE MONSOONAL SURGE SUNDAY WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE  
MORE LIMITED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 

 
 
ECC031-091530-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
228 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH FRIDAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, AND ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME  
HEAT WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR MONSOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
45 MPH (LOCALLY 55 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING, WEAKENING THURSDAY.  
WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES  
TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT (POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) TODAY AND  
THURSDAY, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOCUSED TODAY AS  
WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING  
TODAY AND THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE 5 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, IMPROVING  
SOME FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE COASTAL SLOPES.  
SW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON,  
LIKELY INCREASING AROUND 5 MPH ACROSS THE INTERIOR BY THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY ACROSS ALL  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH  
POTENTIAL, EXTENDING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR.  
 
MONSOONAL WILL BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS SUNDAY CONTINUING THROUGH  
NEXT WEEK AND LIKELY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. WHILE THE BETTER  
CHANCES OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, THERE  
IS A SMALL RISK OF STORMS REACHING COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS. THE  
GREATEST TIME FRAME OF CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE THE  
ONSET OF THE MONSOONAL SURGE SUNDAY WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE  
MORE LIMITED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 

 
 
ECC024-091530-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
228 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH FRIDAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, AND ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME  
HEAT WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR MONSOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
45 MPH (LOCALLY 55 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING, WEAKENING THURSDAY.  
WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES  
TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT (POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) TODAY AND  
THURSDAY, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOCUSED TODAY AS  
WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING  
TODAY AND THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE 5 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, IMPROVING  
SOME FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE COASTAL SLOPES.  
SW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON,  
LIKELY INCREASING AROUND 5 MPH ACROSS THE INTERIOR BY THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY ACROSS ALL  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH  
POTENTIAL, EXTENDING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR.  
 
MONSOONAL WILL BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS SUNDAY CONTINUING THROUGH  
NEXT WEEK AND LIKELY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. WHILE THE BETTER  
CHANCES OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, THERE  
IS A SMALL RISK OF STORMS REACHING COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS. THE  
GREATEST TIME FRAME OF CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE THE  
ONSET OF THE MONSOONAL SURGE SUNDAY WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE  
MORE LIMITED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 

 
 
ECC032-091530-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
228 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH FRIDAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, AND ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME  
HEAT WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR MONSOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
45 MPH (LOCALLY 55 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING, WEAKENING THURSDAY.  
WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES  
TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT (POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) TODAY AND  
THURSDAY, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOCUSED TODAY AS  
WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING  
TODAY AND THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE 5 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, IMPROVING  
SOME FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE COASTAL SLOPES.  
SW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON,  
LIKELY INCREASING AROUND 5 MPH ACROSS THE INTERIOR BY THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY ACROSS ALL  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH  
POTENTIAL, EXTENDING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR.  
 
MONSOONAL WILL BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS SUNDAY CONTINUING THROUGH  
NEXT WEEK AND LIKELY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. WHILE THE BETTER  
CHANCES OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, THERE  
IS A SMALL RISK OF STORMS REACHING COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS. THE  
GREATEST TIME FRAME OF CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE THE  
ONSET OF THE MONSOONAL SURGE SUNDAY WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE  
MORE LIMITED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 

 
 
ECC030-091530-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
228 PM PDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH FRIDAY AWAY FROM THE COAST, AND ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME  
HEAT WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...  
 
...10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR MONSOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY  
THROUGH NEXT WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
45 MPH (LOCALLY 55 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING, WEAKENING THURSDAY.  
WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES  
TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT (POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) TODAY AND  
THURSDAY, WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOCUSED TODAY AS  
WINDS WEAKEN THURSDAY. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING  
TODAY AND THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE 5 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, IMPROVING  
SOME FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE COASTAL SLOPES.  
SW TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON,  
LIKELY INCREASING AROUND 5 MPH ACROSS THE INTERIOR BY THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY ACROSS ALL  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH  
POTENTIAL, EXTENDING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY ACROSS THE FAR INTERIOR.  
 
MONSOONAL WILL BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS SUNDAY CONTINUING THROUGH  
NEXT WEEK AND LIKELY INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. WHILE THE BETTER  
CHANCES OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, THERE  
IS A SMALL RISK OF STORMS REACHING COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS. THE  
GREATEST TIME FRAME OF CONCERN FOR FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE THE  
ONSET OF THE MONSOONAL SURGE SUNDAY WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE  
MORE LIMITED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 

 
 
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