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WGUS56 KLOX 110949
FFWLOX
CAC083-111400-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
150 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST             
  CALIFORNIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA...THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...
  THE GAVIOTA BURN AREA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG AFB...AND THE SANTA    
  YNEZ VALLEY

* UNTIL 600 AM PST

* AT 145 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A    
  LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS SANTA BARBARA      
  COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVIER      
  RAINFALL WAS OCCURING ALONG SOME OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING 
  FOOTHILL AND MOUNTAIN SLOPES. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY COMPLETELY
  SATURATED...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE     
  FLOODING SITUATION...AS MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE ALREADY   
  OUT OF THEIR BANKS. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A MAJOR     
  THREAT AS WELL...AND MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME...EVEN DURING PERIODS   
  WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN FALLING. PRECAUTIONARY MANDATORY            
  EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE        
  FOOTHILLS ABOVE THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND IN THE MARIA YGNACIO 
  CREEK AREA.

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 3437 12067 3435 11954 3439 11946 3472 11945       
      3478 12065

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JACOBSON/BRUNO