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FNUS86 KSGX 151837  
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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
1137 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
ECC033-161245-  
ORANGE ECC DISPATCH-  
DISCUSSION FOR ORANGE ECC DISPATCH  
1137 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN  
LOCATIONS WITH ABUNDANT DRY FUELS WHERE TOPOGRAPHY AND WIND  
DIRECTION ARE WELL ALIGNED FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
NORTHEAST TO EAST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY,  
WITH THE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL  
BE MOSTLY OUT OF THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TODAY BEFORE BECOMING MORE  
NORTHEAST TO EAST BY FRIDAY, THEN EASTERLY ON SATURDAY. GUSTS FOR  
THE VALLEYS WILL MAINLY BE 35 TO 55 MPH, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS  
BELOW PASSES AND NEAR MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES  
AND THROUGH PASSES, LOCAL GUSTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXCEED  
65 MPH. LOWEST DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VALLEYS AND INLAND  
COASTAL AREAS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WILL RECOVER TO  
20 TO 30 PERCENT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL WEAKEN FROM  
FRIDAY'S PEAK ON SATURDAY BUT REMAIN ELEVATED. MUCH WEAKER OFFSHORE  
WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY, WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RETURNING TO  
ONSHORE BY MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO  
DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERTS DURING FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS VERY LITTLE  
CHANCE OF THERE BEING ANY SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN.  
 
THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH WARMEST  
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. COOLING WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND ON  
SUNDAY WITH GREATER COOLING AND A CHANCE OF MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN  
FOR NEXT TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  
 

 
 
ECC035-161245-  
MONTE VISTA ECC DISPATCH-  
1137 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN  
LOCATIONS WITH ABUNDANT DRY FUELS WHERE TOPOGRAPHY AND WIND  
DIRECTION ARE WELL ALIGNED FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
NORTHEAST TO EAST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY,  
WITH THE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL  
BE MOSTLY OUT OF THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TODAY BEFORE BECOMING MORE  
NORTHEAST TO EAST BY FRIDAY, THEN EASTERLY ON SATURDAY. GUSTS FOR  
THE VALLEYS WILL MAINLY BE 35 TO 55 MPH, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS  
BELOW PASSES AND NEAR MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES  
AND THROUGH PASSES, LOCAL GUSTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXCEED  
65 MPH. LOWEST DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VALLEYS AND INLAND  
COASTAL AREAS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WILL RECOVER TO  
20 TO 30 PERCENT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL WEAKEN FROM  
FRIDAY'S PEAK ON SATURDAY BUT REMAIN ELEVATED. MUCH WEAKER OFFSHORE  
WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY, WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RETURNING TO  
ONSHORE BY MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO  
DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERTS DURING FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS VERY LITTLE  
CHANCE OF THERE BEING ANY SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN.  
 
THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH WARMEST  
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. COOLING WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND ON  
SUNDAY WITH GREATER COOLING AND A CHANCE OF MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN  
FOR NEXT TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  
 

 
 
ECC034-161245-  
RIVERSIDE ECC DISPATCH-  
1137 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX
 
 
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN  
LOCATIONS WITH ABUNDANT DRY FUELS WHERE TOPOGRAPHY AND WIND  
DIRECTION ARE WELL ALIGNED FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
NORTHEAST TO EAST SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY,  
WITH THE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD WINDS ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL  
BE MOSTLY OUT OF THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TODAY BEFORE BECOMING MORE  
NORTHEAST TO EAST BY FRIDAY, THEN EASTERLY ON SATURDAY. GUSTS FOR  
THE VALLEYS WILL MAINLY BE 35 TO 55 MPH, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS  
BELOW PASSES AND NEAR MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. FOR THE COASTAL SLOPES  
AND THROUGH PASSES, LOCAL GUSTS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXCEED  
65 MPH. LOWEST DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VALLEYS AND INLAND  
COASTAL AREAS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WILL RECOVER TO  
20 TO 30 PERCENT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL WEAKEN FROM  
FRIDAY'S PEAK ON SATURDAY BUT REMAIN ELEVATED. MUCH WEAKER OFFSHORE  
WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY, WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RETURNING TO  
ONSHORE BY MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO  
DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERTS DURING FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY, ALTHOUGH THERE IS VERY LITTLE  
CHANCE OF THERE BEING ANY SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN.  
 
THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH WARMEST  
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. COOLING WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND ON  
SUNDAY WITH GREATER COOLING AND A CHANCE OF MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN  
FOR NEXT TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR
 
 
DRIER AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS  
WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES. MINRHS WILL BE  
BETWEEN 15-25% ACROSS THE WESTERN DISTRICTS AND 20-35% FOR THE  
EASTERN DISTRICTS. NORTHERLY BREEZY WINDS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST CA  
AND SOUTHWEST AZ TODAY BEFORE INCREASING TO AROUND ADVISORY LEVEL  
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. THE EASTERN DISTRICTS WILL KEEP  
OVERALL LIGHT WINDS FOR MOST OF TODAY BEFORE WINDY CONDITIONS SETTLE  
IN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EASTERLY WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40-50 MPH  
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. SOME MOISTURE RETURN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MAY  
BRING LOW- END RAIN CHANCES, BUT WETTING RAINS CHANCES SHOULD  
REMAIN BELOW 10%. MINRH'S ARE EXPECTED TO THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN  
25-35% AREAWIDE BY SUNDAY.  
   
..THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY WINDS
 
 
NOTE...ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER FORECAST INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN  
THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION. SEE PRODUCT PHXAFDPSR.  
 

 
 
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