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FNUS86 KMTR 172149  
FWLMTR  
 
ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  
249 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
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..DISCUSSION FROM SFOFWFMTR
 
 
WINDS SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS  
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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 MONDAY MORNING. WINDS  
EASE BY LATE MONDAY 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.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM SFOFWFEKA
 
 
STRONG NORTH WINDS, GUSTING NEAR 40 MPH, WILL CONTINUE THIS  
AFTERNOON, BUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO RAPIDLY WARM AND DRY WITH RH  
DROPPING CLOSER TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE EASTERN INTERIOR. FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE HOTTEST, DRIEST, AND MOST WINDY TODAY  
AND EARLY MONDAY AROUND THE RIM OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY,  
PARTICULARLY IN LAKE COUNTY. FINE FUELS MAY BROADLY REMAIN TOO  
GREEN TO SUPPORT LARGE FIRES, BUT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE  
CONDUCIVE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD FUELS BE AVAILABLE.  
 
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ECC010-181000-  
ST HELENA ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR MARIN AND SONOMA AND NAPA COUNTIES  
249 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
WINDS SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS  
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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 MONDAY MORNING. WINDS  
EASE BY LATE MONDAY 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.  
 

 
 
ECC014-181000-  
MORGAN HILL ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES  
249 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
WINDS SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS  
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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 MONDAY MORNING. WINDS  
EASE BY LATE MONDAY 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.  
 

 
 
ECC013-181000-  
FELTON ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA CRUZ AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES  
249 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
WINDS SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS  
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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 MONDAY MORNING. WINDS  
EASE BY LATE MONDAY 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.  
 

 
 
ECC018-181000-  
MONTEREY ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTY  
249 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
WINDS SHIFT OFFSHORE TODAY WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS  
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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 MONDAY MORNING. WINDS  
EASE BY LATE MONDAY 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.  
 

 
 
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