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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

1159 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST

  CALIFORNIA THIS INCLUDES THE GAVIOTA BURN AREA...SOLVANG...

  LOMPOC...GOLETA...THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA...AND THE CHANNEL

  ISLANDS



* UNTIL 600 PM PST



* AT 1148 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED

  AN EXPANDING AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO SPREAD 

  ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE COASTAL CHANNEL

  ISLANDS. RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE IN 

  EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR. INTENSE RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE

  DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF 

  STEEP TERRAIN. MUDLSIDES AND ROCKSLIDES ARE EXPECTED AND MUD AND 

  DEBRIS FLOWS WILL OCCUR NEAR AND BELOW BURN AREAS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GAVIOTA...

  SOLVANG...LOMPOC...GOLETA...THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA...THE 

  CHANNEL ISLANDS...VANDENBERG AFB...BUELLTON...AND SANTA YNEZ.



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.



LAT...LON 3381 12058 3400 11955 3443 11945 3492 12061



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