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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
929 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
ECC029-071030-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
929 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR THE INTERIOR NORTH AND
EAST BAYS, THE DIABLO RANGE AND THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE THROUGH THE
WEEK DUE TO DRY DAYTIME CONDITIONS...
ONSHORE WINDS ARE BRINGING COASTAL STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG INLAND
THIS MORNING. MOUNTAIN TOPS IN THE DISTRICT WITHIN THE MARINE LAYER
TEMPERATURE INVERSION CONTINUE WITH MODERATE TO POOR RECOVERIES.
STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MORE AND
COMPRESS THE MARINE LAYER HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. INTERIOR
PORTIONS WILL BE HOT AND VERY DRY. LINGERING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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 ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS,
MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY...
..MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK THIS WEEK FOCUSED OVER THE INTERIOR
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO HOT,
DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRINGE MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A 5 TO 15 PERCENT
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, HIGHEST
TODAY AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITES OVER THE FAR INTERIOR WILL COMMONLY BE
IN THE 7 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE WITH FAIRLY TYPICAL SOUTHWEST TO
ONSHORE WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN
WINDIEST AREAS OVER THE INTERIOR. GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COME
SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERLAP OF VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
BRINGS A LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE FOR CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNINGS ON
SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF REACHING 6+ HOURS IS DECREASING. WHILE
COASTAL VALLEYS WILL BE DRY, THEY WILL LIKELY SEE HUMIDITES REMAIN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND LIKELY.
ECC028-071030-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
929 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS,
MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY...
..MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK THIS WEEK FOCUSED OVER THE INTERIOR
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO HOT,
DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRINGE MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A 5 TO 15 PERCENT
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, HIGHEST
TODAY AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITES OVER THE FAR INTERIOR WILL COMMONLY BE
IN THE 7 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE WITH FAIRLY TYPICAL SOUTHWEST TO
ONSHORE WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN
WINDIEST AREAS OVER THE INTERIOR. GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COME
SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERLAP OF VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
BRINGS A LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE FOR CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNINGS ON
SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF REACHING 6+ HOURS IS DECREASING. WHILE
COASTAL VALLEYS WILL BE DRY, THEY WILL LIKELY SEE HUMIDITES REMAIN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND LIKELY.
ECC031-071030-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
929 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS,
MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY...
..MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK THIS WEEK FOCUSED OVER THE INTERIOR
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO HOT,
DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRINGE MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A 5 TO 15 PERCENT
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, HIGHEST
TODAY AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITES OVER THE FAR INTERIOR WILL COMMONLY BE
IN THE 7 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE WITH FAIRLY TYPICAL SOUTHWEST TO
ONSHORE WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN
WINDIEST AREAS OVER THE INTERIOR. GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COME
SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERLAP OF VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
BRINGS A LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE FOR CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNINGS ON
SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF REACHING 6+ HOURS IS DECREASING. WHILE
COASTAL VALLEYS WILL BE DRY, THEY WILL LIKELY SEE HUMIDITES REMAIN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND LIKELY.
ECC024-071030-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
929 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS,
MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY...
..MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK THIS WEEK FOCUSED OVER THE INTERIOR
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO HOT,
DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRINGE MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A 5 TO 15 PERCENT
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, HIGHEST
TODAY AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITES OVER THE FAR INTERIOR WILL COMMONLY BE
IN THE 7 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE WITH FAIRLY TYPICAL SOUTHWEST TO
ONSHORE WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN
WINDIEST AREAS OVER THE INTERIOR. GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COME
SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERLAP OF VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
BRINGS A LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE FOR CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNINGS ON
SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF REACHING 6+ HOURS IS DECREASING. WHILE
COASTAL VALLEYS WILL BE DRY, THEY WILL LIKELY SEE HUMIDITES REMAIN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND LIKELY.
ECC032-071030-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
929 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS,
MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY...
..MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK THIS WEEK FOCUSED OVER THE INTERIOR
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO HOT,
DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRINGE MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A 5 TO 15 PERCENT
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, HIGHEST
TODAY AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITES OVER THE FAR INTERIOR WILL COMMONLY BE
IN THE 7 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE WITH FAIRLY TYPICAL SOUTHWEST TO
ONSHORE WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN
WINDIEST AREAS OVER THE INTERIOR. GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COME
SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERLAP OF VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
BRINGS A LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE FOR CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNINGS ON
SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF REACHING 6+ HOURS IS DECREASING. WHILE
COASTAL VALLEYS WILL BE DRY, THEY WILL LIKELY SEE HUMIDITES REMAIN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND LIKELY.
ECC030-071030-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
929 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED
RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS,
MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY...
..MODERATE TO HIGH HEAT RISK THIS WEEK FOCUSED OVER THE INTERIOR
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS DUE TO HOT,
DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS INTO AT LEAST SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING
HEIGHTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FRINGE MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR THROUGH AT LEAST THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS A 5 TO 15 PERCENT
CHANCE OF MONSOONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND, HIGHEST
TODAY AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITES OVER THE FAR INTERIOR WILL COMMONLY BE
IN THE 7 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE WITH FAIRLY TYPICAL SOUTHWEST TO
ONSHORE WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN
WINDIEST AREAS OVER THE INTERIOR. GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY COME
SUNDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR OVERLAP OF VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
BRINGS A LOW TO MODERATE CHANCE FOR CATEGORY 2 RED FLAG WARNINGS ON
SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH CHANCES OF REACHING 6+ HOURS IS DECREASING. WHILE
COASTAL VALLEYS WILL BE DRY, THEY WILL LIKELY SEE HUMIDITES REMAIN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND LIKELY.
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