LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- 457 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2007

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BURN AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   * FROM 9 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

* RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COUNTY TODAY. RAIN MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES…WITH RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AT THESE RATES WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND AROUND THE BURN AREAS.

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 AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.