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000 

WGUS56 KLOX 281358

FFWLOX

CAC111-281700-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

600 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VENTURA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 900 AM PST



* AT 555 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE RAINFALL...

CONTINUING TO PUSH INTO VENTURA COUNTY FROM THE SOUTH.

VERY HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS 

OVERNIGHT HAVE SATURATED THE AREA...AND HAVE CAUSED STREAMS AND

CREEKS TO RISE SHARPLY. THE ADDITIONAL INTENSE RAIN...WITH RATES

OF UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF PER HOUR WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING

IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO

A POSSIBILITY IN COASTAL AREAS BELOW STEEP TERRAIN SUCH AS LA CONCHITA.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED 

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.





LAT...LON 3463 11880 3418 11868 3430 11903 3426 11944

      3466 11943



$$



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000 

WGUS56 KLOX 281411 CCA

FFWLOX

CAC111-281700-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

600 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST VENTURA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA

  INCLUDING THE SIMI AND PIRU BURN AREAS  



* UNTIL 900 AM PST



* AT 555 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE RAINFALL...

CONTINUING TO PUSH INTO VENTURA COUNTY FROM THE SOUTH.

VERY HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS 

OVERNIGHT HAVE SATURATED THE AREA...AND HAVE CAUSED STREAMS AND

CREEKS TO RISE SHARPLY. THE ADDITIONAL INTENSE RAIN...WITH RATES

OF UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF PER HOUR WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING

IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING...INCLUDING THE SIMI AND 

PIRU BURN AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY IN COASTAL 

AREAS BELOW STEEP TERRAIN SUCH AS LA CONCHITA. MUD AND DEBRIS

FLOWS ARE LIKELY IN THE BURN AREAS.  



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED 

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.





LAT...LON 3463 11880 3418 11868 3430 11903 3426 11944

      3466 11943



$$



BRUNO/ASR









   

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