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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
1159 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
ECC029-201300-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
1159 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
THE MARINE LAYER HAS COMPRESSED TO AROUND 1000 FEET WITH HUMIDITY  
VALUES RUNNING AROUND 20 TO 30% DRIER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER  
ELEVATIONS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES  
(20-30%) CONTINUE ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER WITH POOR DAYTIME HUMIDITY  
RETENTION (10-30%) ACROSS THE INTERIOR. BREEZY ONSHORE WINDS AND A  
DEEPENING MARINE LAYER ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEEK AS TROUGHING  
RETURNS ALONG THE COAST. LOW POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE  
WEEK DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE. NO THUNDERSTORMS  
ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 
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 AWAY FROM THE COAST THROUGH MOST OF  
THE WEEK DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH TONIGHT  
DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE  
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST  
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST  
MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND  
VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC028-201300-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
1159 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST THROUGH MOST OF  
THE WEEK DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH TONIGHT  
DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE  
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST  
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST  
MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND  
VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC031-201300-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
1159 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST THROUGH MOST OF  
THE WEEK DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH TONIGHT  
DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE  
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST  
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST  
MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND  
VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC024-201300-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
1159 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST THROUGH MOST OF  
THE WEEK DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH TONIGHT  
DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE  
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST  
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST  
MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND  
VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC032-201300-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
1159 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST THROUGH MOST OF  
THE WEEK DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH TONIGHT  
DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE  
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST  
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST  
MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND  
VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.  
 
 
 
ECC030-201300-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
1159 AM PDT WED AUG 19 2026  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST THROUGH MOST OF  
THE WEEK DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH  
INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE BEHAVIOR...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM THROUGH TONIGHT  
DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATELY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE  
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 105 WILL BE COMMON OVER MOST  
VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS, WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT.  
MEANWHILE, MIXING HEIGHTS OVER 10,000 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVER  
INTERIOR AREAS AND MODERATE SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FAST  
MOVING FIRES. THERE IS A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MONSOONAL SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF LOS ANGELES AND  
VENTURA COUNTIES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.  
 
 
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