Event driven product. Issued as needed. This is a sample product only. The actual product will represent the geographical area requested. WGUS66 KLOX 121126 FFALOX CAC037-083-111-121730- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 330 AM PST WED FEB 12 2002 ...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COAST AND MOUNTAINS... ...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY... THERE IS NO FLOODING OCCURRING NOW. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. A STRONG WINTER STORM HAS STARTED TO BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...AND VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. THE RAIN HAS ALREADY BEEN HEAVY ENOUGH TO PROMPT THE ISSUANCE OF A FLOOD ADVISORY. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS. VERY INTENSE RAINFALL RATES ARE LIKELY...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING ONE INCH PER HOUR ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS. STORM TOTALS FOR THIS EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE COAST AND LOWER VALLEYS...TO BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.