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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
936 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
ECC029-191045-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
936 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER INTERIOR CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS INTO CALIFORNIA. THE MARINE LAYER
WILL GRADUALLY COMPRESS FROM 1500 FEET TO 1000 FEET AS HIGH PRESSURE
STRENGTHENS WITH INLAND STRATUS INTRUSIONS BECOMING LESS WIDESPREAD
BY LATE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES (20-40%) AND POOR DAYTIME HUMIDITY RETENTION (10-35%)
ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR CENTRAL COAST.
LOCATIONS WITHIN THE MARINE LAYER WILL CONTINUE TO SEE EXCELLENT
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND FAIR TO EXCELLENT DAYTIME HUMIDITY
RETENTION. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE DIRECTLY ALONG THE
COASTLINE EACH MORNING THROUGH MID WEEK. DIURNALLY BREEZY ONSHORE
WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS FAVORED MOUNTAIN GAPS/PASSES, ALONG THE
COAST, AND ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGELINES.
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY 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
WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 106 DEGREES
ACROSS HOTTEST PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS, LOWER MOUNTAINS, AND
DESERTS FROM THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH LOWER
HUMIDITIES, AND THE INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 10,000 AND
15,000 FEET BY MIDWEEK. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAT TO PERSIST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LA COUNTY SOMETIME
BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
ECC028-191045-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
936 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY 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
WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 106 DEGREES
ACROSS HOTTEST PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS, LOWER MOUNTAINS, AND
DESERTS FROM THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH LOWER
HUMIDITIES, AND THE INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 10,000 AND
15,000 FEET BY MIDWEEK. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAT TO PERSIST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LA COUNTY SOMETIME
BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
ECC031-191045-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
936 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY 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
WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 106 DEGREES
ACROSS HOTTEST PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS, LOWER MOUNTAINS, AND
DESERTS FROM THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH LOWER
HUMIDITIES, AND THE INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 10,000 AND
15,000 FEET BY MIDWEEK. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAT TO PERSIST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LA COUNTY SOMETIME
BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
ECC024-191045-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
936 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY 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
WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 106 DEGREES
ACROSS HOTTEST PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS, LOWER MOUNTAINS, AND
DESERTS FROM THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH LOWER
HUMIDITIES, AND THE INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 10,000 AND
15,000 FEET BY MIDWEEK. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAT TO PERSIST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LA COUNTY SOMETIME
BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
ECC032-191045-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
936 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY 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
WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 106 DEGREES
ACROSS HOTTEST PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS, LOWER MOUNTAINS, AND
DESERTS FROM THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH LOWER
HUMIDITIES, AND THE INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 10,000 AND
15,000 FEET BY MIDWEEK. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAT TO PERSIST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LA COUNTY SOMETIME
BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
ECC030-191045-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
936 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY 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
WEDNESDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 106 DEGREES
ACROSS HOTTEST PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS, LOWER MOUNTAINS, AND
DESERTS FROM THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH LOWER
HUMIDITIES, AND THE INCREASED RISK FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
BEHAVIOR WILL BRING WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS THROUGH FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS
ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 10,000 AND
15,000 FEET BY MIDWEEK. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE HEAT TO PERSIST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A 5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF
MONSOONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LA COUNTY SOMETIME
BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.
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