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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
330 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
ECC029-201630-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
330 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
 
 
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE WEEK WITH TYPICAL DIURNAL INTRUSION OF THE MARINE LAYER  
EACH NIGHT AND RETREAT TO THE COAST EACH MORNING AS ONSHORE FLOW  
PERSISTS. HOWEVER, ABOVE 1500-2000FT WE'LL SEE RELATIVELY WEAK  
THERMAL BELTING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK WITH CONTINUED WARM  
OVERNIGHTS AND POOR RH RECOVERY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  
 
GUIDANCE IS TRENDING TOWARD AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING. CHANCES ARE BELOW 5% IN THE OFFICIAL FORECAST BUT  
MAY INCREASE IN SUBSEQUENT UPDATES OTONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE PRIMARY  
CONCERN IS DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS THE NORTH BAY, WITH LESSER  
CHANCES FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE BAY AREA.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
 
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27)  
DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK  
OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. SEASONABLY  
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A  
5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT ADVISORIES  
FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY NEXT  
WEEKEND. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 

 
 
ECC028-201630-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
330 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27)  
DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK  
OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. SEASONABLY  
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A  
5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT ADVISORIES  
FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY NEXT  
WEEKEND. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 

 
 
ECC031-201630-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
330 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27)  
DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK  
OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. SEASONABLY  
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A  
5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT ADVISORIES  
FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY NEXT  
WEEKEND. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 

 
 
ECC024-201630-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
330 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27)  
DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK  
OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. SEASONABLY  
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A  
5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT ADVISORIES  
FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY NEXT  
WEEKEND. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 

 
 
ECC032-201630-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
330 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27)  
DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK  
OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. SEASONABLY  
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A  
5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT ADVISORIES  
FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY NEXT  
WEEKEND. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 

 
 
ECC030-201630-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
330 PM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
...SEASONABLY ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR  
VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY INTO NEXT MONDAY (JULY 27)  
DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH ENHANCED RISK  
OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME GROWTH...  
 
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS  
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WITH WARM  
AND DRY CONDITIONS...  
 
MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE NEAR THE COAST  
WILL BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. SEASONABLY  
ELEVATED FIRE-WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE  
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY, AS 15 TO  
30 MPH WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS COMBINE WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING A  
5-10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO THE LA/VENTURA  
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL COAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
THERE WILL LIKELY BE ANOTHER LONG DURATION HEAT WAVE TUESDAY THROUGH  
NEXT MONDAY ( JULY 27), WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE HEAT ADVISORIES  
FOR MANY INTERIOR AREAS, WITH POSSIBLE HEAT WARNINGS BY NEXT  
WEEKEND. THIS LONG DURATIONS HOT AND DRY PATTERN COMBINED WITH  
ENHANCED RISK OF LARGE VERTICAL PLUME FIRE GROWTH WILL BRING AN  
EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO BRIEF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS  
THE VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS, AND DESERTS TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY  
(JULY 27). IN ADDITION, WARM AND DRY GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL  
BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE  
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY  
ACROSS SOUTHWEST SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.  
 

 
 
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