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WGUS56 KLOX 091318

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CAC083-091515-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

515 AM PST WED NOV 9 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE GAVIOTA BURN AREA IN

  CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 715 AM PST



* AT 508 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  INTENSE RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE GAVIOTA BURN AREA. RAINFALL RATES 

  OVER AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 700 AM.



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS SHOULD BE

ALERT TO HEAVY MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS WHICH MAY BLOCK ROADS AND

CULVERTS. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOODING AND PROPERTY LOSS COULD

RESULT IN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF IS RESTRICTED OR BLOCKED.



MUD SLIDES AND ROCK SLIDES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. MUD SLIDES

AND ROCK SLIDES CAN POTENTIALLY TRAP AND KILL PEOPLE CAUGHT IN THEIR

PATH.



IN ADDITION TO FLASH FLOODING...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DEBRIS

FLOWS IN THE GAVIOTA BURN AREA...ACCORDING TO THRESHOLDS PROVIDED BY

THE USGS. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 101 NEAR GAVIOTA STATE BEACH

AND THE GAVIOTA PASS



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 3446 12025 3446 12013 3451 12013 3450 12026



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ASR/DB



MORE INFORMATION ON DEBRIS FLOWS CAN BE FOUND AT

HTTP://NHSS.CR.USGS.GOV

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