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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
932 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
ECC029-191045-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
932 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS IN THE INTERIOR BAY AREA AND CENTRAL
COAST THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BAY
AREA AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE. MORE WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND INTERIOR CENTRAL COAST
THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS EASE INTO MONDAY EVENING WITH A RETURN TO
LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS MOUNTAIN GAPS
AND PASSES. WIND DIRECTION FLUCTUATES BETWEEN ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE
FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK BEFORE PREDOMINANTLY ONSHORE WINDS RETURN LATE
WEEK. POOR DAYTIME HUMIDITY RETENTION BETWEEN 15-20% CONTINUES
ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND HIGHER TERRAIN WITH LIMITED OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES THROUGH MID TO LATE WEEK.
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FAST
MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRES...
FOR TODAY, ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, SANTA CLARITA
VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND EASTERN VENTURA VALLEYS
WHERE NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON, EXCEPT
ISOLATED GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.
THESE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON, WITH AN ONSHORE WIND
REVERSAL ACROSS COASTAL AND COASTAL VALLEY AREAS. BY LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPTICK IN OFFSHORE WINDS, BUT
GUSTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE SAME WIND
PRONE AREAS. WARMER AND CONTINUED VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY. AS A RESULT, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF
FAST MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY INTO TUESDAY. WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
ECC028-191045-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
932 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FAST
MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRES...
FOR TODAY, ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, SANTA CLARITA
VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND EASTERN VENTURA VALLEYS
WHERE NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON, EXCEPT
ISOLATED GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.
THESE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON, WITH AN ONSHORE WIND
REVERSAL ACROSS COASTAL AND COASTAL VALLEY AREAS. BY LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPTICK IN OFFSHORE WINDS, BUT
GUSTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE SAME WIND
PRONE AREAS. WARMER AND CONTINUED VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY. AS A RESULT, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF
FAST MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY INTO TUESDAY. WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
ECC031-191045-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
932 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FAST
MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRES...
FOR TODAY, ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, SANTA CLARITA
VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND EASTERN VENTURA VALLEYS
WHERE NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON, EXCEPT
ISOLATED GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.
THESE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON, WITH AN ONSHORE WIND
REVERSAL ACROSS COASTAL AND COASTAL VALLEY AREAS. BY LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPTICK IN OFFSHORE WINDS, BUT
GUSTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE SAME WIND
PRONE AREAS. WARMER AND CONTINUED VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY. AS A RESULT, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF
FAST MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY INTO TUESDAY. WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
ECC024-191045-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
932 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FAST
MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRES...
FOR TODAY, ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, SANTA CLARITA
VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND EASTERN VENTURA VALLEYS
WHERE NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON, EXCEPT
ISOLATED GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.
THESE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON, WITH AN ONSHORE WIND
REVERSAL ACROSS COASTAL AND COASTAL VALLEY AREAS. BY LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPTICK IN OFFSHORE WINDS, BUT
GUSTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE SAME WIND
PRONE AREAS. WARMER AND CONTINUED VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY. AS A RESULT, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF
FAST MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY INTO TUESDAY. WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
ECC032-191045-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
932 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FAST
MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRES...
FOR TODAY, ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, SANTA CLARITA
VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND EASTERN VENTURA VALLEYS
WHERE NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON, EXCEPT
ISOLATED GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.
THESE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON, WITH AN ONSHORE WIND
REVERSAL ACROSS COASTAL AND COASTAL VALLEY AREAS. BY LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPTICK IN OFFSHORE WINDS, BUT
GUSTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE SAME WIND
PRONE AREAS. WARMER AND CONTINUED VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY. AS A RESULT, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF
FAST MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY INTO TUESDAY. WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
ECC030-191045-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
932 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO GUSTY OFFSHORE
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FAST
MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRES...
FOR TODAY, ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS, SANTA CLARITA
VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND EASTERN VENTURA VALLEYS
WHERE NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON, EXCEPT
ISOLATED GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.
THESE WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON, WITH AN ONSHORE WIND
REVERSAL ACROSS COASTAL AND COASTAL VALLEY AREAS. BY LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER UPTICK IN OFFSHORE WINDS, BUT
GUSTS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE SAME WIND
PRONE AREAS. WARMER AND CONTINUED VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
TUESDAY. AS A RESULT, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF
FAST MOVING GRASS AND SHRUB FIRE ACTIVITY TODAY INTO TUESDAY. WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
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