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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
932 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
ECC029-281045-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
932 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY  
 
...LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY ACROSS INTERIOR PARTS OF THE NORTH  
BAY...EAST BAY AND CENTRAL COAST WITH POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES ABOVE 2000 FEET THRU MIDWEEK...  
 
THIS MORNING, THE MARINE LAYER REMAINS SHALLOW AND AROUND  
800-1000 FEET. THE MARINE LAYER IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND  
1000-1500 FEET THROUGH MID WEEK AND AREAS THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM  
THIS WILL BE COASTAL AND ADJACENT VALLEY LOCATIONS. AREAS ABOVE THE  
MARINE LAYER HAVE POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. ONSHORE  
FLOW IS EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD AS WELL, WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR  
FAVORED GAPS, PASSES, AND RIDGES. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE  
EXPECTED THROUGH MIDWEEK, WITH A WARMING AND DRY TREND OCCURING LATE  
WEEK.  
 
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 LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COASTS TODAY DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS  
WITH LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW  
HUMIDITIES...  
 
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AND  
DESERTS, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DUE TO HOT  
TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
8-20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS, GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH, CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, SUNDOWNER WINDS, GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH, ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN  
MARCOS PASS. WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED  
RISK OF LARGE, PLUME-DOMINATED, FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS.  
FINALLY, THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES (5-10 PERCENT) OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  
TODAY.  
 
AFTER A SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT  
HEAT WITH LOW HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD  
ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUME  
GROWTH.  
 
 
 
ECC028-281045-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
932 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COASTS TODAY DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS  
WITH LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW  
HUMIDITIES...  
 
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AND  
DESERTS, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DUE TO HOT  
TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
8-20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS, GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH, CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, SUNDOWNER WINDS, GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH, ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN  
MARCOS PASS. WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED  
RISK OF LARGE, PLUME-DOMINATED, FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS.  
FINALLY, THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES (5-10 PERCENT) OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  
TODAY.  
 
AFTER A SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT  
HEAT WITH LOW HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD  
ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUME  
GROWTH.  
 
 
 
ECC031-281045-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
932 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COASTS TODAY DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS  
WITH LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW  
HUMIDITIES...  
 
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AND  
DESERTS, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DUE TO HOT  
TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
8-20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS, GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH, CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, SUNDOWNER WINDS, GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH, ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN  
MARCOS PASS. WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED  
RISK OF LARGE, PLUME-DOMINATED, FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS.  
FINALLY, THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES (5-10 PERCENT) OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  
TODAY.  
 
AFTER A SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT  
HEAT WITH LOW HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD  
ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUME  
GROWTH.  
 
 
 
ECC024-281045-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
932 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COASTS TODAY DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS  
WITH LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW  
HUMIDITIES...  
 
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AND  
DESERTS, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DUE TO HOT  
TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
8-20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS, GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH, CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, SUNDOWNER WINDS, GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH, ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN  
MARCOS PASS. WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED  
RISK OF LARGE, PLUME-DOMINATED, FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS.  
FINALLY, THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES (5-10 PERCENT) OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  
TODAY.  
 
AFTER A SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT  
HEAT WITH LOW HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD  
ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUME  
GROWTH.  
 
 
 
ECC032-281045-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
932 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COASTS TODAY DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS  
WITH LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW  
HUMIDITIES...  
 
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AND  
DESERTS, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DUE TO HOT  
TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
8-20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS, GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH, CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, SUNDOWNER WINDS, GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH, ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN  
MARCOS PASS. WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED  
RISK OF LARGE, PLUME-DOMINATED, FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS.  
FINALLY, THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES (5-10 PERCENT) OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  
TODAY.  
 
AFTER A SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT  
HEAT WITH LOW HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD  
ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUME  
GROWTH.  
 
 
 
ECC030-281045-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
932 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE COASTS TODAY DUE TO HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS  
WITH LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH POTENTIAL...  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA  
COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS AND LOW  
HUMIDITIES...  
 
WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO LOCALLY BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AND  
DESERTS, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, DUE TO HOT  
TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY, DRY FUELS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
8-20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS, GUSTING TO 25-35 MPH, CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, SUNDOWNER WINDS, GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH, ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM GAVIOTA TO SAN  
MARCOS PASS. WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED  
RISK OF LARGE, PLUME-DOMINATED, FIRES ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS.  
FINALLY, THERE ARE SMALL CHANCES (5-10 PERCENT) OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES  
TODAY.  
 
AFTER A SLIGHT COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY, ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT  
HEAT WITH LOW HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY OR  
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD  
ACROSS THE INTERIOR, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE VERTICAL PLUME  
GROWTH.  
 
 
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