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Fire Weather Watch issued October 13 at 2:38PM PDT until October 16 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Fire Weather Watch · San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC
First saved by us: 13 October 2026 at 20:58 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 14 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA · San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 14 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

Archived official description

***CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES*** ...HIGH RISK FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds will quickly develop on Thursday, peak Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, then weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will settle over the region and dry out any helpful effects of the recent rains. The previous Fire Weather Watches were upgraded to Red Flag Warnings. Some of the windiest areas may see Red Flag conditions linger into Saturday. As the winds expand Thursday Night into Friday, Red Flag conditions may form over the interior mountains of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties on Friday, where a Fire Weather Watch is now in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains. * TIMING...From Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * WINDS...East 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 20 percent common. * IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.

Instructions in this archived message

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are likely to occur in the coming days. Residents near wildland interfaces should prepare now on what to do if a wildfire breaks out. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org for information.

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13 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC

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Title: Before
Fire Weather Watch issued October 13 at 1:49PM PDT until October 16 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
After
Fire Weather Watch issued October 13 at 2:38PM PDT until October 16 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Source updated: Before
13 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC
After
13 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC
Effective from: Before
13 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC
After
13 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC
Message expiry: Before
14 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
After
14 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC
Official description: Before
***CORRECTED SYNOPSIS*** ...HIGH RISK FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds will quickly develop on Thursday, peak Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, then weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will settle over the region and dry out any helpful effects of the recent rains. The previous Fire Weather Watches were upgraded to Red Flag Warnings. Some of the windiest areas may see Red Flag conditions linger into Saturday. As the winds expand Thursday Night into Friday, Red Flag conditions may form over the interior mountains of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties on Friday, where a Fire Weather Watch is now in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara County Interi…
After
***CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES*** ...HIGH RISK FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .Moderate to locally strong Santa Ana winds will quickly develop on Thursday, peak Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, then weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will settle over the region and dry out any helpful effects of the recent rains. The previous Fire Weather Watches were upgraded to Red Flag Warnings. Some of the windiest areas may see Red Flag conditions linger into Saturday. As the winds expand Thursday Night into Friday, Red Flag conditions may form over the interior mountains of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties on Friday, where a Fire Weather Watch is now in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara County Interi…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5756e1dea16eee6767839fdb95f031f35e142dbf.003.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3181b0e8a5a2c3b042e0aa663aaaa8d1a5d37a4.003.1

Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC

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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 20:58 UTC

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13 October 2026 at 20:58 UTC

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Our first saved version of Fire Weather Watch issued October 13 at 1:49PM PDT until October 16 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC

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