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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
235 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
ECC029-241545-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
235 PM PDT MON MAR 23 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 PLACED IT GRIPS  
ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEK, AS TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 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 TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY  
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS  
MAY ALSO TILT SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR  
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 15-25% RANGE WILL BE COMMON MUCH OF  
THE ACROSS THE INTERIOR, POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE WINDS FROM THE  
WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE  
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE  
FOR SOME NORTHEAST INFLUENCE ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS ON FRIDAY,  
WHICH MAY CREATE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN FAVORED AREAS.  
WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY SMALL 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 AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND,  
BUT MORE LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY  
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS SUCH AS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS, WHICH MAY BE A CONCERN FOR GRASS FIRE  
ACTIVITY ON THE HEELS OF A PROLONGED VERY WARM AND DRY PERIOD. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL.  
 
 
 
ECC028-241545-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
235 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PLACED IT GRIPS  
ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEK, AS TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 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 TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY  
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS  
MAY ALSO TILT SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR  
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 15-25% RANGE WILL BE COMMON MUCH OF  
THE ACROSS THE INTERIOR, POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE WINDS FROM THE  
WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE  
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE  
FOR SOME NORTHEAST INFLUENCE ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS ON FRIDAY,  
WHICH MAY CREATE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN FAVORED AREAS.  
WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY SMALL 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 AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND,  
BUT MORE LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY  
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS SUCH AS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS, WHICH MAY BE A CONCERN FOR GRASS FIRE  
ACTIVITY ON THE HEELS OF A PROLONGED VERY WARM AND DRY PERIOD. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL.  
 
 
 
ECC031-241545-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
235 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PLACED IT GRIPS  
ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEK, AS TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 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 TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY  
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS  
MAY ALSO TILT SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR  
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 15-25% RANGE WILL BE COMMON MUCH OF  
THE ACROSS THE INTERIOR, POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE WINDS FROM THE  
WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE  
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE  
FOR SOME NORTHEAST INFLUENCE ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS ON FRIDAY,  
WHICH MAY CREATE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN FAVORED AREAS.  
WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY SMALL 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 AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND,  
BUT MORE LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY  
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS SUCH AS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS, WHICH MAY BE A CONCERN FOR GRASS FIRE  
ACTIVITY ON THE HEELS OF A PROLONGED VERY WARM AND DRY PERIOD. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL.  
 
 
 
ECC024-241545-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
235 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PLACED IT GRIPS  
ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEK, AS TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 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 TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY  
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS  
MAY ALSO TILT SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR  
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 15-25% RANGE WILL BE COMMON MUCH OF  
THE ACROSS THE INTERIOR, POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE WINDS FROM THE  
WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE  
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE  
FOR SOME NORTHEAST INFLUENCE ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS ON FRIDAY,  
WHICH MAY CREATE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN FAVORED AREAS.  
WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY SMALL 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 AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND,  
BUT MORE LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY  
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS SUCH AS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS, WHICH MAY BE A CONCERN FOR GRASS FIRE  
ACTIVITY ON THE HEELS OF A PROLONGED VERY WARM AND DRY PERIOD. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL.  
 
 
 
ECC032-241545-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
235 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PLACED IT GRIPS  
ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEK, AS TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 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 TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY  
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS  
MAY ALSO TILT SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR  
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 15-25% RANGE WILL BE COMMON MUCH OF  
THE ACROSS THE INTERIOR, POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE WINDS FROM THE  
WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE  
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE  
FOR SOME NORTHEAST INFLUENCE ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS ON FRIDAY,  
WHICH MAY CREATE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN FAVORED AREAS.  
WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY SMALL 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 AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND,  
BUT MORE LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY  
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS SUCH AS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS, WHICH MAY BE A CONCERN FOR GRASS FIRE  
ACTIVITY ON THE HEELS OF A PROLONGED VERY WARM AND DRY PERIOD. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL.  
 
 
 
ECC030-241545-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
235 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS ONCE AGAIN PLACED IT GRIPS  
ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE  
COMMON THROUGH THE WEEK, AS TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 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 TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY  
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. WINDS  
MAY ALSO TILT SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. DRY AIR  
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 15-25% RANGE WILL BE COMMON MUCH OF  
THE ACROSS THE INTERIOR, POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO 10-20% ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY. ONSHORE WINDS FROM THE  
WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE  
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE  
FOR SOME NORTHEAST INFLUENCE ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS ON FRIDAY,  
WHICH MAY CREATE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS IN FAVORED AREAS.  
WHILE LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS REMAIN RATHER MOIST, THERE IS THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RELATIVELY SMALL 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 AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND,  
BUT MORE LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY  
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS SUCH AS THE ANTELOPE  
VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS, WHICH MAY BE A CONCERN FOR GRASS FIRE  
ACTIVITY ON THE HEELS OF A PROLONGED VERY WARM AND DRY PERIOD. IN  
ADDITION TO COOLER WEATHER AND INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW, THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN NEXT WEEK AS WELL.  
 
 
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