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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
120 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
ECC029-251430-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
120 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
THE WEEK. POOR MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED  
AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED BELOW 1,000 FEET WITH POOR TO GOOD RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY RECOVERY EXPECTED ABOVE 1,000 FEET. CONDITIONS BRIEFLY  
IMPROVE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASING ACROSS THE BOARD  
WEDNESDAY. VERY DRY AIR FILTERS IN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH LIGHT  
NORTHERLY/OFFSHORE WINDS. RAIN IS FORECAST TO RETURN AS EARLY AS  
MONDAY.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PARKED OVER TOP  
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT ABOUT  
10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AWAY FROM THE COASTS. NORTH WINDS WILL  
FLOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS EACH NIGHT, WITH ONSHORE  
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TAKING HOLD EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EARLY EVENING. A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR  
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL  
PATTERN. THEN WINDS WILL TILT MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY, BRINGING IN EVEN DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. A NORTHEAST WIND  
INFLUENCE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND EVEN DRIER  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COASTS. THIS COMING WEEKEND,  
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN TREND ONSHORE, POTENTIALLY THE STRONGEST  
ONSHORE FLOW OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH'S WILL BE COMFORTBALY IN THE  
10-25 PERCENT RANGE, WITH DRIEST AIR COMING IN THURSDAY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE  
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO  
PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AS WINDS INCREASE  
ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS.  
 
A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE IS ON TAP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL, WITH MOST LIEKLY RAIN  
TOTALS NEAR 0.50 IN.  
 
 
 
ECC028-251430-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
120 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PARKED OVER TOP  
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT ABOUT  
10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AWAY FROM THE COASTS. NORTH WINDS WILL  
FLOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS EACH NIGHT, WITH ONSHORE  
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TAKING HOLD EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EARLY EVENING. A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR  
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL  
PATTERN. THEN WINDS WILL TILT MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY, BRINGING IN EVEN DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. A NORTHEAST WIND  
INFLUENCE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND EVEN DRIER  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COASTS. THIS COMING WEEKEND,  
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN TREND ONSHORE, POTENTIALLY THE STRONGEST  
ONSHORE FLOW OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH'S WILL BE COMFORTBALY IN THE  
10-25 PERCENT RANGE, WITH DRIEST AIR COMING IN THURSDAY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE  
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO  
PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AS WINDS INCREASE  
ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS.  
 
A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE IS ON TAP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL, WITH MOST LIEKLY RAIN  
TOTALS NEAR 0.50 IN.  
 
 
 
ECC031-251430-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
120 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PARKED OVER TOP  
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT ABOUT  
10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AWAY FROM THE COASTS. NORTH WINDS WILL  
FLOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS EACH NIGHT, WITH ONSHORE  
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TAKING HOLD EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EARLY EVENING. A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR  
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL  
PATTERN. THEN WINDS WILL TILT MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY, BRINGING IN EVEN DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. A NORTHEAST WIND  
INFLUENCE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND EVEN DRIER  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COASTS. THIS COMING WEEKEND,  
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN TREND ONSHORE, POTENTIALLY THE STRONGEST  
ONSHORE FLOW OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH'S WILL BE COMFORTBALY IN THE  
10-25 PERCENT RANGE, WITH DRIEST AIR COMING IN THURSDAY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE  
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO  
PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AS WINDS INCREASE  
ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS.  
 
A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE IS ON TAP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL, WITH MOST LIEKLY RAIN  
TOTALS NEAR 0.50 IN.  
 
 
 
ECC024-251430-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
120 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PARKED OVER TOP  
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT ABOUT  
10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AWAY FROM THE COASTS. NORTH WINDS WILL  
FLOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS EACH NIGHT, WITH ONSHORE  
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TAKING HOLD EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EARLY EVENING. A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR  
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL  
PATTERN. THEN WINDS WILL TILT MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY, BRINGING IN EVEN DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. A NORTHEAST WIND  
INFLUENCE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND EVEN DRIER  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COASTS. THIS COMING WEEKEND,  
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN TREND ONSHORE, POTENTIALLY THE STRONGEST  
ONSHORE FLOW OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH'S WILL BE COMFORTBALY IN THE  
10-25 PERCENT RANGE, WITH DRIEST AIR COMING IN THURSDAY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE  
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO  
PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AS WINDS INCREASE  
ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS.  
 
A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE IS ON TAP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL, WITH MOST LIEKLY RAIN  
TOTALS NEAR 0.50 IN.  
 
 
 
ECC032-251430-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
120 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PARKED OVER TOP  
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT ABOUT  
10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AWAY FROM THE COASTS. NORTH WINDS WILL  
FLOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS EACH NIGHT, WITH ONSHORE  
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TAKING HOLD EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EARLY EVENING. A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR  
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL  
PATTERN. THEN WINDS WILL TILT MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY, BRINGING IN EVEN DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. A NORTHEAST WIND  
INFLUENCE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND EVEN DRIER  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COASTS. THIS COMING WEEKEND,  
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN TREND ONSHORE, POTENTIALLY THE STRONGEST  
ONSHORE FLOW OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH'S WILL BE COMFORTBALY IN THE  
10-25 PERCENT RANGE, WITH DRIEST AIR COMING IN THURSDAY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE  
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO  
PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AS WINDS INCREASE  
ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS.  
 
A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE IS ON TAP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL, WITH MOST LIEKLY RAIN  
TOTALS NEAR 0.50 IN.  
 
 
 
ECC030-251430-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
120 PM PDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PARKED OVER TOP  
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AS TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT ABOUT  
10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AWAY FROM THE COASTS. NORTH WINDS WILL  
FLOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS EACH NIGHT, WITH ONSHORE  
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW TAKING HOLD EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EARLY EVENING. A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR  
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL  
PATTERN. THEN WINDS WILL TILT MORE NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY, BRINGING IN EVEN DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. A NORTHEAST WIND  
INFLUENCE ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL RESULT IN WARMER AND EVEN DRIER  
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COASTS. THIS COMING WEEKEND,  
WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN TREND ONSHORE, POTENTIALLY THE STRONGEST  
ONSHORE FLOW OF THE WEEK. MINIMUM RH'S WILL BE COMFORTBALY IN THE  
10-25 PERCENT RANGE, WITH DRIEST AIR COMING IN THURSDAY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE  
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRE ACTIVITY INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO  
PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AS WINDS INCREASE  
ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS.  
 
A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE IS ON TAP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL, WITH MOST LIEKLY RAIN  
TOTALS NEAR 0.50 IN.  
 
 
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