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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
609 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
ECC029-171915-  
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH  
609 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
 
 
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO WEAK  
OFFSHORE WINDS AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR THE HIGHER  
ELEVATIONS...  
 
OFFSHORE WINDS, POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, AND WARM WEATHER  
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY.  
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL ON SUNDAY DUE TO A PATTERN CHANGE THAT IS  
LIKELY TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
FLOW SHIFTS TO ONSHORE, RH VALUES IMPROVE, AND THE MARINE LAYER  
TRIES TO RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF. CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS REMAIN  
IN THE FORECAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER, CHANCES FOR  
WETTING RAINS LOOK TO BE BEST OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST.  
 
NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.  
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
   
..DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD
 
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG  
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY  
WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS...  
 
SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE PEAKED TODAY, WITH GUSTS MOSTLY IN THE 50 TO  
70 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS,  
WHILE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE GUSTING IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH  
RANGE. FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CUYAMA VALLEY, EAST WINDS HAVE GUSTED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH TODAY.  
THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE IN STRENGTH AND AREAL  
COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY, OFFSHORE  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH WEAKER IN MOST AREAS AS  
COMPUTED TO TODAY, MAINLY DUE TO LESS UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT.  
MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES  
FOR MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TODAY, WITH SLIGHT COOLING  
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL  
GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK.  
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY,  
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT  
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC028-171915-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH  
609 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG  
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY  
WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS...  
 
SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE PEAKED TODAY, WITH GUSTS MOSTLY IN THE 50 TO  
70 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS,  
WHILE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE GUSTING IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH  
RANGE. FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CUYAMA VALLEY, EAST WINDS HAVE GUSTED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH TODAY.  
THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE IN STRENGTH AND AREAL  
COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY, OFFSHORE  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH WEAKER IN MOST AREAS AS  
COMPUTED TO TODAY, MAINLY DUE TO LESS UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT.  
MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES  
FOR MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TODAY, WITH SLIGHT COOLING  
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL  
GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK.  
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY,  
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT  
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC031-171915-  
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH  
609 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG  
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY  
WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS...  
 
SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE PEAKED TODAY, WITH GUSTS MOSTLY IN THE 50 TO  
70 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS,  
WHILE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE GUSTING IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH  
RANGE. FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CUYAMA VALLEY, EAST WINDS HAVE GUSTED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH TODAY.  
THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE IN STRENGTH AND AREAL  
COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY, OFFSHORE  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH WEAKER IN MOST AREAS AS  
COMPUTED TO TODAY, MAINLY DUE TO LESS UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT.  
MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES  
FOR MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TODAY, WITH SLIGHT COOLING  
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL  
GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK.  
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY,  
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT  
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC024-171915-  
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-  
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH  
609 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG  
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY  
WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS...  
 
SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE PEAKED TODAY, WITH GUSTS MOSTLY IN THE 50 TO  
70 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS,  
WHILE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE GUSTING IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH  
RANGE. FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CUYAMA VALLEY, EAST WINDS HAVE GUSTED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH TODAY.  
THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE IN STRENGTH AND AREAL  
COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY, OFFSHORE  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH WEAKER IN MOST AREAS AS  
COMPUTED TO TODAY, MAINLY DUE TO LESS UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT.  
MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES  
FOR MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TODAY, WITH SLIGHT COOLING  
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL  
GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK.  
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY,  
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT  
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC032-171915-  
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH  
609 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG  
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY  
WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS...  
 
SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE PEAKED TODAY, WITH GUSTS MOSTLY IN THE 50 TO  
70 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS,  
WHILE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE GUSTING IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH  
RANGE. FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CUYAMA VALLEY, EAST WINDS HAVE GUSTED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH TODAY.  
THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE IN STRENGTH AND AREAL  
COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY, OFFSHORE  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH WEAKER IN MOST AREAS AS  
COMPUTED TO TODAY, MAINLY DUE TO LESS UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT.  
MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES  
FOR MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TODAY, WITH SLIGHT COOLING  
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL  
GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK.  
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY,  
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT  
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
ECC030-171915-  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-  
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH  
609 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA  
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG  
SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...  
 
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY  
WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS...  
 
SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE PEAKED TODAY, WITH GUSTS MOSTLY IN THE 50 TO  
70 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS,  
WHILE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE GUSTING IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH  
RANGE. FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND  
CUYAMA VALLEY, EAST WINDS HAVE GUSTED BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH TODAY.  
THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE IN STRENGTH AND AREAL  
COVERAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY, OFFSHORE  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH WEAKER IN MOST AREAS AS  
COMPUTED TO TODAY, MAINLY DUE TO LESS UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT.  
MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 90 AND 100 DEGREES  
FOR MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TODAY, WITH SLIGHT COOLING  
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FOR COASTAL AREAS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL  
GENERALLY LOWER INTO THE 8 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE, WITH POOR OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERIES. COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK.  
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY,  
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. COASTAL FLOODING ISSUES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT  
REMAIN ELEVATED WITH SOUTH SWELLS CONTINUING.  
 

 
 
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