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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

325 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GAVIOTA BURN AREA IN SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY



* UNTIL 615 PM PDT



* AT 320 PM PDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY       

  HEAVY RAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE GAVIOTA BURN AREA. AUTOMATED     

  RAIN GAUGES IN THE AREA REPORTED AMOUNTS OF AS MUCH AS SIX TENTHS  

  OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE LAST HOUR. CONTINUED RAINFALL RATES OF   

  ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM.      

  THESE RAINFALL RATES ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAPID RUNOFF AND MUD 

  AND DEBRIS FLOWS.



* LOCATIONS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE GAVIOTA AND  

  THE BURN AREAS ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY 101.



THE GROUND IS ALREADY AT OR NEAR SATURATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MUDSLIDES COULD BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS STORM. PERSONS

LIVING IN OR ADJACENT TO STEEP TERRAIN SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR ANY LAND

MOVEMENT.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3453 12014 3447 12012 3446 12027 3451 12026



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