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POTENTIAL FOR MUD & DEBRIS FLOWS TUES FOR THE SAWTOOTH AND
MILLARD BURN AREAS.

A FLOW OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE INTO S. CA
THROUGH THIS WEEK & BRING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN & FLASH FLOODING. THE SAWTOOTH & MILLARD BURN AREAS
WILL ESPECIALLY AT RISK & THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING.
MUD SLIDES & DEBRIS FLOWS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES UP TO
TWO THRIDS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS
ON TUES AFTERNOON & EVENING.


SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
APPLE & LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
208 PM PDT MON JUL 17 2006

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUES AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE SAWTOOTH & MILLARD BURN AREAS.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SAWTOOTH & MILLARD BURN AREAS IN
SW CA.INCLUDING PORTIONS OF APPLE & LUCERNE
VALLEYS.COACHELLA VALLEY.RIVERSIDE COUNTY MTNS & SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* FROM TUES AFTERNOON THROUGH TUES EVENING

* SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

* FLOODING.MUD SLIDES.ROCK SLIDES & DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN & BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS & ON STEEP
TERRAIN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS & BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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