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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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