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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
ECC029-291630-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
WE CONTINUE TO SEE GOOD TO EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT  
WITHIN THE SHALLOW MARINE LAYER. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS HAS  
DIMINISHED OVER THE CENTRAL COAST AND SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. THE  
DEEPENING THROUGH OFF OF THE WEST COAST WILL ALLOW FOR BELOW NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY GREATER HUMIDITIES OVER THE WEEKEND AND  
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENS.  
 
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 LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH FOR THE  
INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, DESERTS, AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...  
 
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE  
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ACROSS  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MOUNTAINS..  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY  
 
WHILE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ENDED, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND  
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY  
BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS,  
LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, THREAT OF ISOLATED  
DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES, WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL  
CONTINUE TO BRING AN ELEVATED RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES  
WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND  
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WITH HIGHEST RISK TODAY.  
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER,  
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL STILL BRING ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF  
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO INTERIOR AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, LIKELY PEAKING  
SATURDAY EVENING WITH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH  
(LOCALLY UP TO 55 MPH NEAR GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO). THESE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HUMIDITIES FALLING  
TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT, AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE  
90S.  
 
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TROPICAL STORM ISELLE  
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
 
 
ECC028-291630-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH FOR THE  
INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, DESERTS, AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...  
 
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE  
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ACROSS  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MOUNTAINS..  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY  
 
WHILE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ENDED, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND  
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY  
BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS,  
LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, THREAT OF ISOLATED  
DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES, WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL  
CONTINUE TO BRING AN ELEVATED RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES  
WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND  
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WITH HIGHEST RISK TODAY.  
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER,  
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL STILL BRING ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF  
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO INTERIOR AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, LIKELY PEAKING  
SATURDAY EVENING WITH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH  
(LOCALLY UP TO 55 MPH NEAR GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO). THESE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HUMIDITIES FALLING  
TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT, AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE  
90S.  
 
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TROPICAL STORM ISELLE  
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
 
 
ECC031-291630-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH FOR THE  
INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, DESERTS, AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...  
 
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE  
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ACROSS  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MOUNTAINS..  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY  
 
WHILE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ENDED, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND  
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY  
BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS,  
LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, THREAT OF ISOLATED  
DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES, WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL  
CONTINUE TO BRING AN ELEVATED RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES  
WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND  
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WITH HIGHEST RISK TODAY.  
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER,  
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL STILL BRING ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF  
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO INTERIOR AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, LIKELY PEAKING  
SATURDAY EVENING WITH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH  
(LOCALLY UP TO 55 MPH NEAR GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO). THESE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HUMIDITIES FALLING  
TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT, AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE  
90S.  
 
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TROPICAL STORM ISELLE  
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
 
 
ECC024-291630-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH FOR THE  
INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, DESERTS, AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...  
 
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE  
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ACROSS  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MOUNTAINS..  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY  
 
WHILE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ENDED, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND  
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY  
BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS,  
LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, THREAT OF ISOLATED  
DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES, WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL  
CONTINUE TO BRING AN ELEVATED RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES  
WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND  
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WITH HIGHEST RISK TODAY.  
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER,  
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL STILL BRING ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF  
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO INTERIOR AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, LIKELY PEAKING  
SATURDAY EVENING WITH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH  
(LOCALLY UP TO 55 MPH NEAR GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO). THESE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HUMIDITIES FALLING  
TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT, AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE  
90S.  
 
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TROPICAL STORM ISELLE  
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
 
 
ECC032-291630-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH FOR THE  
INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, DESERTS, AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...  
 
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE  
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ACROSS  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MOUNTAINS..  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY  
 
WHILE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ENDED, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND  
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY  
BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS,  
LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, THREAT OF ISOLATED  
DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES, WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL  
CONTINUE TO BRING AN ELEVATED RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES  
WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND  
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WITH HIGHEST RISK TODAY.  
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER,  
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL STILL BRING ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF  
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO INTERIOR AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, LIKELY PEAKING  
SATURDAY EVENING WITH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH  
(LOCALLY UP TO 55 MPH NEAR GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO). THESE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HUMIDITIES FALLING  
TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT, AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE  
90S.  
 
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TROPICAL STORM ISELLE  
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
 
 
ECC030-291630-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH FOR THE  
INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, DESERTS, AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...  
 
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE  
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ACROSS  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MOUNTAINS..  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES CONTINUE TODAY  
 
WHILE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE ENDED, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND  
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY  
BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH  
THIS WEEKEND. TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES, DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS,  
LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES, THREAT OF ISOLATED  
DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES, WITH FUELS APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS WILL  
CONTINUE TO BRING AN ELEVATED RISK OF LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES  
WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND  
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND, WITH HIGHEST RISK TODAY.  
CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK, ESPECIALLY ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER,  
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL STILL BRING ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF  
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO INTERIOR AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, LIKELY PEAKING  
SATURDAY EVENING WITH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH  
(LOCALLY UP TO 55 MPH NEAR GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO). THESE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HUMIDITIES FALLING  
TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT, AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE  
90S.  
 
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TROPICAL STORM ISELLE  
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS  
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH A SMALL RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES.  
 
 
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