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WGUS56 KLOX 020925

FFWLOX

CAC083-021515-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA

121 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA



* UNTIL 715 AM PST



* AT 113 AM PST...MODERATE RAINFALL WAS REPORTED OVER THE GAVIOTA 

BURN AREA...WHICH HAS ALREADY RECEIVED OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN 

DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS.



* RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE NEXT 

SEVERAL HOURS.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3447 12028 3447 12012 3452 12011 3453 12026



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MORE INFORMATION ON DEBRIS FLOWS CAN BE FOUND AT

HTTP://NHSS.CR.USGS.GOV

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