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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
323 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
ECC029-081630-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
323 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE  
WEEKEND. FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO DRY OUT RAPIDLY AS A RESULT OF  
WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS INCREASE LATE THIS  
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A MONSOONAL MOISTURE SURGE BRINGS  
SOME POTENTIAL FOR HIGH BASED CONVECTION TO THE REGION. ANY  
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY RESULT IN DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY,  
ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. THE CURRENT PATTERN LOOKS CONDUCIVE FOR DRY  
LIGHTNING BUT THIS MAY CHANGE AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER IN TIME. MAKE  
SURE TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THE FORECAST HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND.  
 
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 TODAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST, WITH HEAT ADVISORIES  
IN EFFECT FOR MANY INLAND AREAS...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EVENING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY...  
 
...POSSIBLE MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST NEXT  
WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO  
50 MPH (LOCALLY 60 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY, PEAKING  
TODAY. WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
WITH HUMIDITIES 25 TO 35 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT  
(POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY  
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO  
15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IMPROVING TO 8-20 PERCENT  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS  
WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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.  
 
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST  
NEXT WEEK. 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 SOMETIME  
THIS WEEKEND WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE MORE LIMITED WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
 
 
ECC028-081630-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
323 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST, WITH HEAT ADVISORIES  
IN EFFECT FOR MANY INLAND AREAS...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EVENING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY...  
 
...POSSIBLE MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST NEXT  
WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO  
50 MPH (LOCALLY 60 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY, PEAKING  
TODAY. WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
WITH HUMIDITIES 25 TO 35 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT  
(POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY  
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO  
15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IMPROVING TO 8-20 PERCENT  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS  
WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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.  
 
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST  
NEXT WEEK. 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 SOMETIME  
THIS WEEKEND WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE MORE LIMITED WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
 
 
ECC031-081630-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
323 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST, WITH HEAT ADVISORIES  
IN EFFECT FOR MANY INLAND AREAS...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EVENING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY...  
 
...POSSIBLE MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST NEXT  
WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO  
50 MPH (LOCALLY 60 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY, PEAKING  
TODAY. WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
WITH HUMIDITIES 25 TO 35 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT  
(POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY  
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO  
15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IMPROVING TO 8-20 PERCENT  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS  
WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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.  
 
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST  
NEXT WEEK. 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 SOMETIME  
THIS WEEKEND WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE MORE LIMITED WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
 
 
ECC024-081630-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
323 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST, WITH HEAT ADVISORIES  
IN EFFECT FOR MANY INLAND AREAS...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EVENING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY...  
 
...POSSIBLE MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST NEXT  
WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO  
50 MPH (LOCALLY 60 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY, PEAKING  
TODAY. WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
WITH HUMIDITIES 25 TO 35 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT  
(POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY  
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO  
15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IMPROVING TO 8-20 PERCENT  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS  
WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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.  
 
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST  
NEXT WEEK. 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 SOMETIME  
THIS WEEKEND WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE MORE LIMITED WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
 
 
ECC032-081630-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
323 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST, WITH HEAT ADVISORIES  
IN EFFECT FOR MANY INLAND AREAS...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EVENING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY...  
 
...POSSIBLE MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST NEXT  
WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO  
50 MPH (LOCALLY 60 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY, PEAKING  
TODAY. WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
WITH HUMIDITIES 25 TO 35 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT  
(POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY  
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO  
15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IMPROVING TO 8-20 PERCENT  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS  
WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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.  
 
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST  
NEXT WEEK. 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 SOMETIME  
THIS WEEKEND WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE MORE LIMITED WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
 
 
ECC030-081630-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
323 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY  
THROUGH FRIDAY FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST, WITH HEAT ADVISORIES  
IN EFFECT FOR MANY INLAND AREAS...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
EVENING TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY...  
 
...POSSIBLE MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND INTO AT LEAST NEXT  
WEEK, LEADING TO ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...  
 
SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO  
50 MPH (LOCALLY 60 MPH TONIGHT) OVER SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY, PEAKING  
TODAY. WARMING AND DRYING WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
WITH HUMIDITIES 25 TO 35 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT  
(POCKETS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT) LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS. THE WARM AND DRY PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY  
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY (90 TO 105 DEGREES). HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO  
15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, IMPROVING TO 8-20 PERCENT  
FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS  
WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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.  
 
MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
TO THE REGION AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST  
NEXT WEEK. 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 SOMETIME  
THIS WEEKEND WHEN MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BE MORE LIMITED WITH ANY  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  
 
 
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