FNUS86 KLOX 161630 FWLLOX ECCDA Discussions National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 930 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ECC029-171030- Los Padres National Forest- Discussion for Vandenberg ECC Dispatch 930 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...Discussion from Monterey... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS THROUGH 11AM FRIDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH BAY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS... ...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO OFFSHORE WINDS AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... Offshore winds, poor humidity values, and warm weather continue to leaved to critical to near critical fire weather conditions across the higher elevations today. Winds will begin to ease later this morning; however, conditions will remain dry leading to near critical fire weather conditions through Saturday. Conditions begin to improve on Sunday due to a pattern change. Flow shifts to onshore, RH values improve, and the marine layer tries to re-establish itself. Chance for light rain remain in the forecast for early to mid next week. 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS... Moderate to strong offshore winds will peak today, then gradually weaken through the weekend. During the peak, northeast winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 to 70 mph will be common over the wind prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with localized gusts of 70 to 80 mph in the mountains. For today, winds will be unusually widespread affecting most of our area including areas that typically do not see Santa Ana winds. This includes much of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, especially the interior mountains where winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Meanwhile, the air will rapidly warm and dry. High temperatures between 90 and 100 will be common today, warmest near the coast where the risk for heat illness is high. 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 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. $$ ECC028-171030- Santa Barbara County excluding Los Padres National Forest- Discussion for Santa Barbara ECC Dispatch 930 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS... Moderate to strong offshore winds will peak today, then gradually weaken through the weekend. During the peak, northeast winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 to 70 mph will be common over the wind prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with localized gusts of 70 to 80 mph in the mountains. For today, winds will be unusually widespread affecting most of our area including areas that typically do not see Santa Ana winds. This includes much of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, especially the interior mountains where winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Meanwhile, the air will rapidly warm and dry. High temperatures between 90 and 100 will be common today, warmest near the coast where the risk for heat illness is high. Minimum humidities will generally lower into the 8 to 20 percent range, with poor overnight recoveries. Cooler and more humid conditions are likely next week. Gusty northwest winds are expected Sunday and Monday, with light to moderate rain likely sometime Tuesday through Thursday. Coastal flooding issues will improve through the week, but remain elevated with south swells continuing. $$ ECC031-171030- Angeles National Forest- Discussion for Lancaster ECC Dispatch 930 AM 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS... Moderate to strong offshore winds will peak today, then gradually weaken through the weekend. During the peak, northeast winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 to 70 mph will be common over the wind prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with localized gusts of 70 to 80 mph in the mountains. For today, winds will be unusually widespread affecting most of our area including areas that typically do not see Santa Ana winds. This includes much of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, especially the interior mountains where winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Meanwhile, the air will rapidly warm and dry. High temperatures between 90 and 100 will be common today, warmest near the coast where the risk for heat illness is high. 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 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. $$ ECC024-171030- San Luis Obispo County- Discussion for San Luis Obispo ECC Dispatch 930 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS... Moderate to strong offshore winds will peak today, then gradually weaken through the weekend. During the peak, northeast winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 to 70 mph will be common over the wind prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with localized gusts of 70 to 80 mph in the mountains. For today, winds will be unusually widespread affecting most of our area including areas that typically do not see Santa Ana winds. This includes much of Santa Barbaraand San Luis Obispo Counties, especially the interior mountains where winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Meanwhile, the air will rapidly warm and dry. High temperatures between 90 and 100 will be common today, warmest near the coast where the risk for heat illness is high. Minimum humidities will generally lower into the 8 to 20 percent range, with poor overnight recoveries. Cooler and more humid conditions are likely next week. Gusty northwest winds are expected Sunday and Monday, with light to moderate rain likely sometime Tuesday through Thursday. Coastal flooding issues will improve through the week, but remain elevated with south swells continuing. $$ ECC032-171030- Ventura County excluding Los Padres National Forest- Discussion for Ventura ECC Dispatch 930 AM 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS... Moderate to strong offshore winds will peak today, then gradually weaken through the weekend. During the peak, northeast winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 to 70 mph will be common over the wind prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with localized gusts of 70 to 80 mph in the mountains. For today, winds will be unusually widespread affecting most of our area including areas that typically do not see Santa Ana winds. This includes much of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, especially the interior mountains where winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Meanwhile, the air will rapidly warm and dry. High temperatures between 90 and 100 will be common today, warmest near the coast where the risk for heat illness is high. 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 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. $$ ECC030-171030- Los Angeles County excluding Angeles National Forest- Discussion for Los Angeles ECC Dispatch 930 AM PDT Fri Oct 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT OVER MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO DRY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS WITH UNUSUALLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS... Moderate to strong offshore winds will peak today, then gradually weaken through the weekend. During the peak, northeast winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 to 70 mph will be common over the wind prone areas of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, with localized gusts of 70 to 80 mph in the mountains. For today, winds will be unusually widespread affecting most of our area including areas that typically do not see Santa Ana winds. This includes much of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, especially the interior mountains where winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 40 mph are expected. Meanwhile, the air will rapidly warm and dry. High temperatures between 90 and 100 will be common today, warmest near the coast where the risk for heat illness is high. Minimum humidities will generally lower into the 8 to 20 percent range, with poor overnight recoveries. Cooler and more humid conditions are likely next week. Gusty northwest winds are expected Sunday and Monday, with light to moderate rain likely sometime Tuesday through Thursday. Coastal flooding issues will improve through the week, but remain elevated with south swells continuing. $$