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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
329 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
ECC029-131630-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
329 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE LESS THAN A 10% CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT  
THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST. IF  
THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP THEY WILL LIKELY BE DRY AND HAVE GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS. FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY QUICKLY AS TEMPERATURES  
RISE THROUGH MIDWEEK. NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED. AMBIENT WINDS  
WILL REMAIN TERRAIN AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR INTERIOR DUE TO HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
GROWTH POTENTIAL AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING THREAT...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME HEAT  
WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
...MONSOONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS  
WEEK...WITH ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS  
POSSIBLE AT ONSET TODAY INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO WETTER  
STORMS BY MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, I5-CORRIDOR (LA MOUNTAINS), AND  
HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) LATE TUESDAY INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS...  
 
HOT AND MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR  
TODAY, WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 12 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTH TO WEST  
ONSHORE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY  
STRONGER OUTFLOW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
STRONGEST NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA  
COUNTYMOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS ARE BRINGING  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS OF 10,000 TO 15,000 FEET TODAY AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BRING AN  
ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE POTENTIAL OVER THE INTERIOR.  
EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES WITH ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
POTENTIAL ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN AN EXTREME HEAT  
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT FOR  
MOST AREAS IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS OF 100 TO 110 WILL BE  
LIKELY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WHILE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S  
ACROSS THE INLAND COASTAL PLAIN.  
 
HOT AND DRY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LIKELY BRINGING  
ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS WESTERN  
PORTIONS, WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR  
GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE INTO THE 90S WITH  
THIS HOTTER SUNDOWNER WIND EVENT, WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN  
20 AND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY, THEN TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE  
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE  
I-5 CORRIDOR (LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS) DURING THIS TIME.  
 
THERE WILL BE A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN BY THIS FRIDAY  
INTO NEXT SUNDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT  
WILL BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY  
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER BY MONDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC028-131630-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
329 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR INTERIOR DUE TO HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
GROWTH POTENTIAL AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING THREAT...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME HEAT  
WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
...MONSOONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS  
WEEK...WITH ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS  
POSSIBLE AT ONSET TODAY INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO WETTER  
STORMS BY MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, I5-CORRIDOR (LA MOUNTAINS), AND  
HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) LATE TUESDAY INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS...  
 
HOT AND MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR  
TODAY, WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 12 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTH TO WEST  
ONSHORE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY  
STRONGER OUTFLOW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
STRONGEST NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA  
COUNTYMOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS ARE BRINGING  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS OF 10,000 TO 15,000 FEET TODAY AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BRING AN  
ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE POTENTIAL OVER THE INTERIOR.  
EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES WITH ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
POTENTIAL ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN AN EXTREME HEAT  
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT FOR  
MOST AREAS IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS OF 100 TO 110 WILL BE  
LIKELY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WHILE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S  
ACROSS THE INLAND COASTAL PLAIN.  
 
HOT AND DRY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LIKELY BRINGING  
ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS WESTERN  
PORTIONS, WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR  
GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE INTO THE 90S WITH  
THIS HOTTER SUNDOWNER WIND EVENT, WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN  
20 AND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY, THEN TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE  
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE  
I-5 CORRIDOR (LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS) DURING THIS TIME.  
 
THERE WILL BE A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN BY THIS FRIDAY  
INTO NEXT SUNDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT  
WILL BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY  
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER BY MONDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC031-131630-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
329 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR INTERIOR DUE TO HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
GROWTH POTENTIAL AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING THREAT...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME HEAT  
WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
...MONSOONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS  
WEEK...WITH ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS  
POSSIBLE AT ONSET TODAY INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO WETTER  
STORMS BY MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, I5-CORRIDOR (LA MOUNTAINS), AND  
HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) LATE TUESDAY INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS...  
 
HOT AND MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR  
TODAY, WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 12 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTH TO WEST  
ONSHORE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY  
STRONGER OUTFLOW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
STRONGEST NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA  
COUNTYMOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS ARE BRINGING  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS OF 10,000 TO 15,000 FEET TODAY AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BRING AN  
ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE POTENTIAL OVER THE INTERIOR.  
EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES WITH ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
POTENTIAL ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN AN EXTREME HEAT  
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT FOR  
MOST AREAS IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS OF 100 TO 110 WILL BE  
LIKELY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WHILE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S  
ACROSS THE INLAND COASTAL PLAIN.  
 
HOT AND DRY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LIKELY BRINGING  
ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS WESTERN  
PORTIONS, WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR  
GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE INTO THE 90S WITH  
THIS HOTTER SUNDOWNER WIND EVENT, WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN  
20 AND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY, THEN TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE  
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE  
I-5 CORRIDOR (LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS) DURING THIS TIME.  
 
THERE WILL BE A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN BY THIS FRIDAY  
INTO NEXT SUNDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT  
WILL BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY  
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER BY MONDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC024-131630-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
329 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR INTERIOR DUE TO HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
GROWTH POTENTIAL AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING THREAT...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME HEAT  
WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
...MONSOONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS  
WEEK...WITH ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS  
POSSIBLE AT ONSET TODAY INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO WETTER  
STORMS BY MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, I5-CORRIDOR (LA MOUNTAINS), AND  
HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) LATE TUESDAY INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS...  
 
HOT AND MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR  
TODAY, WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 12 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTH TO WEST  
ONSHORE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY  
STRONGER OUTFLOW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
STRONGEST NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA  
COUNTYMOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS ARE BRINGING  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS OF 10,000 TO 15,000 FEET TODAY AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BRING AN  
ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE POTENTIAL OVER THE INTERIOR.  
EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES WITH ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
POTENTIAL ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN AN EXTREME HEAT  
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT FOR  
MOST AREAS IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS OF 100 TO 110 WILL BE  
LIKELY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WHILE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S  
ACROSS THE INLAND COASTAL PLAIN.  
 
HOT AND DRY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LIKELY BRINGING  
ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS WESTERN  
PORTIONS, WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR  
GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE INTO THE 90S WITH  
THIS HOTTER SUNDOWNER WIND EVENT, WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN  
20 AND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY, THEN TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE  
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE  
I-5 CORRIDOR (LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS) DURING THIS TIME.  
 
THERE WILL BE A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN BY THIS FRIDAY  
INTO NEXT SUNDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT  
WILL BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY  
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER BY MONDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC032-131630-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
329 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR INTERIOR DUE TO HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
GROWTH POTENTIAL AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING THREAT...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME HEAT  
WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
...MONSOONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS  
WEEK...WITH ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS  
POSSIBLE AT ONSET TODAY INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO WETTER  
STORMS BY MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, I5-CORRIDOR (LA MOUNTAINS), AND  
HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) LATE TUESDAY INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS...  
 
HOT AND MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR  
TODAY, WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 12 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTH TO WEST  
ONSHORE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY  
STRONGER OUTFLOW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
STRONGEST NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA  
COUNTYMOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS ARE BRINGING  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS OF 10,000 TO 15,000 FEET TODAY AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BRING AN  
ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE POTENTIAL OVER THE INTERIOR.  
EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES WITH ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
POTENTIAL ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN AN EXTREME HEAT  
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT FOR  
MOST AREAS IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS OF 100 TO 110 WILL BE  
LIKELY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WHILE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S  
ACROSS THE INLAND COASTAL PLAIN.  
 
HOT AND DRY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LIKELY BRINGING  
ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS WESTERN  
PORTIONS, WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR  
GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE INTO THE 90S WITH  
THIS HOTTER SUNDOWNER WIND EVENT, WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN  
20 AND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY, THEN TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE  
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE  
I-5 CORRIDOR (LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS) DURING THIS TIME.  
 
THERE WILL BE A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN BY THIS FRIDAY  
INTO NEXT SUNDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT  
WILL BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY  
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER BY MONDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC030-131630-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
329 PM PDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR INTERIOR DUE TO HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
GROWTH POTENTIAL AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING THREAT...  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH EXTREME HEAT  
WATCHES IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
...MONSOONAL SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS  
WEEK...WITH ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS  
POSSIBLE AT ONSET TODAY INTO TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO WETTER  
STORMS BY MONDAY...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS  
SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, I5-CORRIDOR (LA MOUNTAINS), AND  
HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) LATE TUESDAY INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS...  
 
HOT AND MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERIOR  
TODAY, WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 12 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTH TO WEST  
ONSHORE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY  
STRONGER OUTFLOW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THE  
STRONGEST NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA  
COUNTYMOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT AND  
MODERATELY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS ARE BRINGING  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY. MIXING  
HEIGHTS OF 10,000 TO 15,000 FEET TODAY AND MONDAY WILL ALSO BRING AN  
ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE POTENTIAL OVER THE INTERIOR.  
EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES WITH ENHANCED RISK OF PLUME DOMINATED FIRE  
POTENTIAL ARE LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN AN EXTREME HEAT  
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THE PEAK OF THE HEAT FOR  
MOST AREAS IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS OF 100 TO 110 WILL BE  
LIKELY ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WHILE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S  
ACROSS THE INLAND COASTAL PLAIN.  
 
HOT AND DRY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA  
BARBARA COUNTY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LIKELY BRINGING  
ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SUNDOWNER  
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS WESTERN  
PORTIONS, WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR  
GAVIOTA AND REFUGIO. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE INTO THE 90S WITH  
THIS HOTTER SUNDOWNER WIND EVENT, WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO BETWEEN  
20 AND 30 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY, THEN TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT BY LATE  
WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE  
I-5 CORRIDOR (LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS) AND HIGHWAY 33 CORRIDOR (VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS) DURING THIS TIME.  
 
THERE WILL BE A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS FROM TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN BY THIS FRIDAY  
INTO NEXT SUNDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT  
WILL BRING THE RISK OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY  
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WETTER BY MONDAY.  
 
 
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