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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

315 AM PST MON JAN 3 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS         

  INCLUDES THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA...CARPINTERIA...THE SANTA YNEZ  

  RANGE AND HIGHWAY 101 FROM THE VENTURA COUNTY LINE TO GAVIOTA...



* UNTIL 930 AM PST



* AT 300 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL MOVING

  INTO THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE CITY   

  OF SANTA BARBARA...THE SAN MARCOS PASS.



THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL IMMEDIATELY

TURN INTO RUNOFF. IN ADDITION THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM

WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DOWNBURSTS

WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3446 12044 3438 11949 3448 11944 3451 11962

      3453 11976 3453 11987 3456 12000 3450 12012



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