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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
939 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
ECC029-181045-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
939 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY DUE TO WEAK OFFSHORE
WINDS AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
IT WILL BE HOT AND DRY AGAIN TODAY; HOWEVER, OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE
RELATIVELY CALM COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS A RESULT.
FLOW BECOMES ONSHORE LATER TODAY, WITH A COOL DOWN ARRIVING FOR
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LIGHT RAIN REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR EARLY TO
MIDWEEK FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN
LOOK TO BE OVER THE 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 TODAY DUE TO GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WITH
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE
WINDS...
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG OR WIDESPREAD AS THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT WILL STILL CREATE A RISK FOR NEW FIRES TO HAVE RAPID
GROWTH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS AFTERNOON, OFFSHORE WINDS MAY
WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW SOME RED FLAG WARNING AREAS TO BE
CANCELLED EARLY. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ACROSS
WIND PRONE MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES, AND GUSTS
25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS WIND PRONE VALLEYS AND COASTS. THE STRONGEST
OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY, THE
WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, AND EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
FOOTHILLS. MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S TODAY
ACROSS WARMEST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS WITH HUMIDITIES RANGING BETWEEN
10 AND 30 PERCENT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND COASTAL VALLEY, SPREADING
FURTHER INLAND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ECC028-181045-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
939 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT TODAY DUE TO GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WITH
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE
WINDS...
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG OR WIDESPREAD AS THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT WILL STILL CREATE A RISK FOR NEW FIRES TO HAVE RAPID
GROWTH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS AFTERNOON, OFFSHORE WINDS MAY
WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW SOME RED FLAG WARNING AREAS TO BE
CANCELLED EARLY. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ACROSS
WIND PRONE MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES, AND GUSTS
25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS WIND PRONE VALLEYS AND COASTS. THE STRONGEST
OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY, THE
WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, AND EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
FOOTHILLS. MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S TODAY
ACROSS WARMEST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS WITH HUMIDITIES RANGING BETWEEN
10 AND 30 PERCENT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND COASTAL VALLEY, SPREADING
FURTHER INLAND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ECC031-181045-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
939 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT TODAY DUE TO GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WITH
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE
WINDS...
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG OR WIDESPREAD AS THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT WILL STILL CREATE A RISK FOR NEW FIRES TO HAVE RAPID
GROWTH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS AFTERNOON, OFFSHORE WINDS MAY
WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW SOME RED FLAG WARNING AREAS TO BE
CANCELLED EARLY. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ACROSS
WIND PRONE MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES, AND GUSTS
25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS WIND PRONE VALLEYS AND COASTS. THE STRONGEST
OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY, THE
WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, AND EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
FOOTHILLS. MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S TODAY
ACROSS WARMEST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS WITH HUMIDITIES RANGING BETWEEN
10 AND 30 PERCENT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND COASTAL VALLEY, SPREADING
FURTHER INLAND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ECC024-181045-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
939 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT TODAY DUE TO GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WITH
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE
WINDS...
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG OR WIDESPREAD AS THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT WILL STILL CREATE A RISK FOR NEW FIRES TO HAVE RAPID
GROWTH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS AFTERNOON, OFFSHORE WINDS MAY
WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW SOME RED FLAG WARNING AREAS TO BE
CANCELLED EARLY. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ACROSS
WIND PRONE MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES, AND GUSTS
25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS WIND PRONE VALLEYS AND COASTS. THE STRONGEST
OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY, THE
WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, AND EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
FOOTHILLS. MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S TODAY
ACROSS WARMEST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS WITH HUMIDITIES RANGING BETWEEN
10 AND 30 PERCENT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND COASTAL VALLEY, SPREADING
FURTHER INLAND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ECC032-181045-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
939 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT TODAY DUE TO GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WITH
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE
WINDS...
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG OR WIDESPREAD AS THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT WILL STILL CREATE A RISK FOR NEW FIRES TO HAVE RAPID
GROWTH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS AFTERNOON, OFFSHORE WINDS MAY
WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW SOME RED FLAG WARNING AREAS TO BE
CANCELLED EARLY. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ACROSS
WIND PRONE MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES, AND GUSTS
25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS WIND PRONE VALLEYS AND COASTS. THE STRONGEST
OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY, THE
WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, AND EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
FOOTHILLS. MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S TODAY
ACROSS WARMEST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS WITH HUMIDITIES RANGING BETWEEN
10 AND 30 PERCENT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND COASTAL VALLEY, SPREADING
FURTHER INLAND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ECC030-181045-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
939 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT TODAY DUE TO GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WITH
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS...
...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY OFFSHORE
WINDS...
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT AS STRONG OR WIDESPREAD AS THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT WILL STILL CREATE A RISK FOR NEW FIRES TO HAVE RAPID
GROWTH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES DUE TO THE VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. BY THIS AFTERNOON, OFFSHORE WINDS MAY
WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW SOME RED FLAG WARNING AREAS TO BE
CANCELLED EARLY. PEAK OFFSHORE WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ACROSS
WIND PRONE MOUNTAINS/FOOTHILLS OF LA/VENTURA COUNTIES, AND GUSTS
25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS WIND PRONE VALLEYS AND COASTS. THE STRONGEST
OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY, THE
WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS, AND EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
FOOTHILLS. MEANWHILE, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S TODAY
ACROSS WARMEST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS WITH HUMIDITIES RANGING BETWEEN
10 AND 30 PERCENT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY RETURN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COAST AND COASTAL VALLEY, SPREADING
FURTHER INLAND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY, WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN LIKELY SOMETIME TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
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