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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

540 PM PST MON FEB 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE BURN AREAS OF VENTURA AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTIES         

  IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 1000 PM PST



* AT 535 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COVERING MOST OF VENTURA    

  COUNTY...AND MOVING INTO WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THIS RAINFALL

  WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREAS OF VENTURA AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES      

  COUNTIES DURING THE EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED     

  TO BE NEAR ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR...WITH THREE HOUR RAINFALL       

  TOTALS NEAR OR ABOVE ONE INCH. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE   

  FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ACROSS THE BURN AREAS...WITH MUD AND  

  DEBRIS FLOWS POTENTIALLY AFFECTING AREAS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSLOPE OF  

  THE BURN AREAS AS WELL. 



RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN OR BELOW THE RECENTLY BURNED AREAS ARE URGED 

TO TAKE STEPS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. PERSONS IN THE 

WARNING AREA SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SAVE THEIR 

LIVES OR PROPERTY IF DIRECTED BY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS. 

IF HEAVY FLOWS OF WATER OR MUD ARE OBSERVED...DO NOT WAIT FOR 

OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS...EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.



TO REPORT FLOODING OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW 

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

FORECAST OFFICE IN OXNARD.





LAT...LON 3438 11851 3426 11861 3428 11914 3436 11906           

          3438 11889 3449 11899 3461 11888 3451 11876           

          3441 11877



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