813
FNUS76 KLOX 202201
FWSLOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOOTHILL FIRE...SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
301 PM PDT WED MAY 20 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE, WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON INTO
EVENING WINDS. LESS CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIRECTIONS, MAINLY DURING THE
OVERNIGHT INTO MID-MORNING HOURS WHERE ALL LEVELS FOR WINDS MAY
SHIFT BETWEEN SOUTH AND NORTHEAST, BUT REMAIN LIGHT. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES MAY DROP TO 10 PERCENT ON THURSDAY, BUT GOOD OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH FRIDAY MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES AROUND 5 PERCENT HIGHER COMPARED TO THURSDAY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH WITH
AROUND 1200, THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH AROUND 1600.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 10 MPH AROUND 1200, THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AROUND 1600.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH, BECOMING 5-10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 12 MPH AROUND 1200, THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AROUND 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AOB 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13,500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH, BECOMING NORTH 8-10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 9 MPH
BECOMING LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH,
BECOMING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH,
BECOMING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13,500 FT AGL BECOMING AOB 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH TO NORTHEAST BY 1000,
NORTH UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY, BECOMING NORTHEAST
4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AROUND 1000, THEN
WEST TO NORTHWEST 14-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AROUND 1500.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH, BECOMING 5-10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 12 MPH AROUND 1000, THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AROUND 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AOB 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13,500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH, BECOMING NORTH 8-10 MPH.
FORECASTER...LUND
REQUESTED BY...TIM SANDSTROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614091.1/LOX
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NELMQUIST@MONTECITOFIRE.COM,AFVFIRE@GMAIL.COM,JTOOLE@COUNTYOFSB.ORG
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page