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WGUS56 KLOX 200959

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CAC037-201200-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

300 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...INCLUDING THE

  FOOTHILL...CROWN...AND PADUA BURN AREAS.



* UNTIL 900 AM PDT



* AT 250 AM PDT...SULPHUR MOUNTAIN DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF 

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. FOUR TO 

NINE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SEVERAL LOS 

ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAIN OBSERVING SITES. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF 

TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH

THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH LOCAL RATES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES

PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE SAN GABRIEL RANGE.  DUE TO THE

SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE VERY HIGH RAINFALL 

RATES...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING... 

INCLUDING MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS. STORM TOTALS BETWEEN FOUR AND EIGHT 

INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES 

COUNTY...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER TWELVE INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE SAN 

GABRIEL RANGE.



* LOCATIONS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE THE          

  FOOTHILL...CROWN...AND PADUA BURN AREAS.



FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS AND EVACUATE IF

REQUESTED TO DO SO. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO

MOVE IMMEDIATELY...WITHOUT WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS...IF HEAVY FLOWS

OF WATER OR DEBRIS ARE OBSERVED IN THEIR AREA.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3446 11766 3414 11768 3454 11872 3479 11880



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000 

WGUS56 KLOX 201332 CCA

FFWLOX

CAC037-201600-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

300 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...INCLUDING THE

  FOOTHILL...CROWN...AND PADUA BURN AREAS.



* UNTIL 900 AM PDT



* AT 250 AM PDT...SULPHUR MOUNTAIN DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF 

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. FOUR TO 

NINE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SEVERAL LOS 

ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAIN OBSERVING SITES. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF 

TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH

THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH LOCAL RATES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES

PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE SAN GABRIEL RANGE.  DUE TO THE

SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE VERY HIGH RAINFALL 

RATES...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR FLASH FLOODING... 

INCLUDING MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS. STORM TOTALS BETWEEN FOUR AND EIGHT 

INCHES WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES 

COUNTY...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER TWELVE INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE SAN 

GABRIEL RANGE.



* LOCATIONS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE THE          

  FOOTHILL...CROWN...AND PADUA BURN AREAS.



FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS AND EVACUATE IF

REQUESTED TO DO SO. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO

MOVE IMMEDIATELY...WITHOUT WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS...IF HEAVY FLOWS

OF WATER OR DEBRIS ARE OBSERVED IN THEIR AREA.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

OXNARD.



LAT...LON 3446 11766 3414 11768 3454 11872 3479 11880



$$



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