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ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
925 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ECC029-201030-
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR...VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH
925 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD...

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR
   PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY...

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WITH CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND ON MONDAY...


GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...I-5 CORRIDOR...SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS FAVORED
RIDGETOPS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS
THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS
WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THOSE AREAS TODAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT...DESCENDING INTO THE VALLEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.  AT
THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE ACROSS THE VALLEYS (MAINLY SANTA CLARITA AND EASTERN VENTURA
VALLEYS). THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT ON MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGITS POSSIBLE. WHILE
THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG ENOUGH OR HAVE
SUFFICIENT DURATION TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING...THERE WILL BE
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ON MONDAY. THE
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES RAPIDLY.


...DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY...

WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY HILLS WHERE LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE DRY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS
QUICKLY DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES COOL AND CONDITIONS
IMPROVE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA AND
WINDS TURN ONSHORE.

NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

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ECC028-201030-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR...SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH
925 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR
   PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY...

GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...I-5 CORRIDOR...SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND SANTA
BARBARA SOUTH COAST. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY GUST TO
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS
FAVORED RIDGETOPS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING
TREND ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TO
AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND
ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THOSE
AREAS TODAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT...DESCENDING INTO THE VALLEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.  AT
THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE ACROSS THE VALLEYS (MAINLY SANTA CLARITA AND EASTERN VENTURA
VALLEYS). THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT ON MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGITS POSSIBLE. WHILE
THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG ENOUGH OR HAVE
SUFFICIENT DURATION TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING...THERE WILL BE
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ON MONDAY. THE
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES RAPIDLY.





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ECC031-201030-
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR...LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH
925 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR
   PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY...

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WITH CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND ON MONDAY...

GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...I-5 CORRIDOR...SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS FAVORED
RIDGETOPS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS
THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS
WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THOSE AREAS TODAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT...DESCENDING INTO THE VALLEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.  AT
THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE ACROSS THE VALLEYS (MAINLY SANTA CLARITA AND EASTERN VENTURA
VALLEYS). THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT ON MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGITS POSSIBLE. WHILE
THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG ENOUGH OR HAVE
SUFFICIENT DURATION TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING...THERE WILL BE
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ON MONDAY. THE
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES RAPIDLY.





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ECC024-201030-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY-
DISCUSSION FOR...SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH
925 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...I-5 CORRIDOR...SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS FAVORED
RIDGETOPS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS
THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS
WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THOSE AREAS TODAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT...DESCENDING INTO THE VALLEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.  AT
THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE ACROSS THE VALLEYS (MAINLY SANTA CLARITA AND EASTERN VENTURA
VALLEYS). THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT ON MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGITS POSSIBLE. WHILE
THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG ENOUGH OR HAVE
SUFFICIENT DURATION TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING...THERE WILL BE
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ON MONDAY. THE
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES RAPIDLY.





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ECC032-201030-
VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR...VENTURA ECC DISPATCH
925 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR
   PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY...

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WITH CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND ON MONDAY...


GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...I-5 CORRIDOR...SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS FAVORED
RIDGETOPS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS
THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS
WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THOSE AREAS TODAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT...DESCENDING INTO THE VALLEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.  AT
THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE ACROSS THE VALLEYS (MAINLY SANTA CLARITA AND EASTERN VENTURA
VALLEYS). THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT ON MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGITS POSSIBLE. WHILE
THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG ENOUGH OR HAVE
SUFFICIENT DURATION TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING...THERE WILL BE
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ON MONDAY. THE
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES RAPIDLY.





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ECC030-201030-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
DISCUSSION FOR...LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH
925 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR
   PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY...

...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WITH CONTINUED WARMING AND DRYING TREND ON MONDAY...


GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...I-5 CORRIDOR...SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST. WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS FAVORED
RIDGETOPS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND ACROSS
THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS
WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THOSE AREAS TODAY.

OFFSHORE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT...DESCENDING INTO THE VALLEYS ON MONDAY MORNING.  AT
THIS TIME...WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 40 MPH RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE ACROSS THE VALLEYS (MAINLY SANTA CLARITA AND EASTERN VENTURA
VALLEYS). THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT ON MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED SINGLE DIGITS POSSIBLE. WHILE
THIS OFFSHORE WIND EVENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE STRONG ENOUGH OR HAVE
SUFFICIENT DURATION TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING...THERE WILL BE
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS ON MONDAY. THE
OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES RAPIDLY.





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