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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
353 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
ECC029-041700-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
353 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS AT OR ABOVE
1000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
LATER THIS EVENING WITH MARGINALLY IMPROVED RH RECOVERY EXPECTED FOR
AREAS ABOVE 1000FT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY (30-40%). DAY TIME HUMIDITY
RETENTION ACROSS THE INTERIOR LOWER ELEVATIONS (20-30%) CONTINUES TO
BE POOR WITH VERY POOR CONDITIONS ABOVE 1000FT (10-20%). ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TUESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY
ONSHORE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE COAST AND THROUGH GAPS
AND PASSES. A BRIEF RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY
WILL GIVE WAY TO ANOTHER WARMUP AND CONTINUED ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES EXPANDING ACROSS INTERIOR
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK MUCH OF THIS WEEK FOCUSED
ACROSS INTERIOR...
THROUGH SATURDAY, WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO
HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY ONSHORE CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH DUE TO
DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 108 DEGREES, WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT, WITH CONTINUED POOR
TO VERY POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR, STRONGEST IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS,
AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND CUYAMA
VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ENHANCED NORTHERLY
WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TIME
PERIOD ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A 20-30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AS BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS
OVERLAP WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST RISK AREAS THIS WEEK WILL BE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, CUYAMA VALLEY (HIGHWAY 166 CORRIDOR), INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, AND I-5 CORRIDOR.
ECC028-041700-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
353 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES EXPANDING ACROSS INTERIOR
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK MUCH OF THIS WEEK FOCUSED
ACROSS INTERIOR...
THROUGH SATURDAY, WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO
HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY ONSHORE CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH DUE TO
DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 108 DEGREES, WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT, WITH CONTINUED POOR
TO VERY POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR, STRONGEST IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS,
AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND CUYAMA
VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ENHANCED NORTHERLY
WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TIME
PERIOD ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A 20-30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AS BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS
OVERLAP WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST RISK AREAS THIS WEEK WILL BE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, CUYAMA VALLEY (HIGHWAY 166 CORRIDOR), INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, AND I-5 CORRIDOR.
ECC031-041700-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
353 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES EXPANDING ACROSS INTERIOR
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK MUCH OF THIS WEEK FOCUSED
ACROSS INTERIOR...
THROUGH SATURDAY, WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO
HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY ONSHORE CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH DUE TO
DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 108 DEGREES, WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT, WITH CONTINUED POOR
TO VERY POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR, STRONGEST IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS,
AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND CUYAMA
VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ENHANCED NORTHERLY
WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TIME
PERIOD ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A 20-30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AS BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS
OVERLAP WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST RISK AREAS THIS WEEK WILL BE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, CUYAMA VALLEY (HIGHWAY 166 CORRIDOR), INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, AND I-5 CORRIDOR.
ECC024-041700-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
353 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES EXPANDING ACROSS INTERIOR
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK MUCH OF THIS WEEK FOCUSED
ACROSS INTERIOR...
THROUGH SATURDAY, WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO
HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY ONSHORE CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH DUE TO
DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 108 DEGREES, WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT, WITH CONTINUED POOR
TO VERY POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR, STRONGEST IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS,
AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND CUYAMA
VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ENHANCED NORTHERLY
WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TIME
PERIOD ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A 20-30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AS BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS
OVERLAP WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST RISK AREAS THIS WEEK WILL BE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, CUYAMA VALLEY (HIGHWAY 166 CORRIDOR), INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, AND I-5 CORRIDOR.
ECC032-041700-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
353 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES EXPANDING ACROSS INTERIOR
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK MUCH OF THIS WEEK FOCUSED
ACROSS INTERIOR...
THROUGH SATURDAY, WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO
HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY ONSHORE CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH DUE TO
DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 108 DEGREES, WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT, WITH CONTINUED POOR
TO VERY POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR, STRONGEST IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS,
AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND CUYAMA
VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ENHANCED NORTHERLY
WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TIME
PERIOD ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A 20-30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AS BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS
OVERLAP WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST RISK AREAS THIS WEEK WILL BE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, CUYAMA VALLEY (HIGHWAY 166 CORRIDOR), INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, AND I-5 CORRIDOR.
ECC030-041700-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
353 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES EXPANDING ACROSS INTERIOR
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK MUCH OF THIS WEEK FOCUSED
ACROSS INTERIOR...
THROUGH SATURDAY, WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO
HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY ONSHORE CONDITIONS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR
LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH DUE TO
DEEP MIXING HEIGHTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 108 DEGREES, WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES
WILL GENERALLY FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT, WITH CONTINUED POOR
TO VERY POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
35 MPH WILL BE COMMON EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR, STRONGEST IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS,
AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND CUYAMA
VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ENHANCED NORTHERLY
WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY TIME
PERIOD ACROSS THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A 20-30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY AS BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS
OVERLAP WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST RISK AREAS THIS WEEK WILL BE
INTERIOR MOUNTAINS, CUYAMA VALLEY (HIGHWAY 166 CORRIDOR), INTERIOR
VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, AND I-5 CORRIDOR.
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