Posted on: August 18th, 2020

From: McKinney, Seth <smckinney@bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 9:16 AM

Subject: RE: Fire Weather Watch – NO OPEN BURNING

Seth McKinney
Fire Management Officer – 6561
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Fire Management Program
Desk (303) 441-1485
Cell (303) 548-9624
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From: McKinney, Seth

Good morning,
Early this morning the National Weather Service issued a Fire Weather Watch for areas including Boulder County.
While the Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are already in effect for the western-half of Boulder County, the Fire Weather Watch will expand those restrictions to the entire county for tomorrow and through Thursday until 2359.
It is worth noting, that the primary impact of this Fire Weather Watch is from potential dry lightning and localized gusty winds.
Please see the below:

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS…VALLEYS…AND FOOTHILLS…

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for dry thunderstorms, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* Affected Area…Fire Weather Zones 211…212…213…215…
216…217 and 218.

* Winds…North 10 to 20 mph. Gusts to 40 mph near thunderstorms.

* Timing…Wednesday afternoon into early evening.

* Impacts…Dry lightning and localized gusty winds may cause new
fire starts and rapid spread of fires.

* Thunderstorms…Scattered thunderstorms over the east slopes of
the Front Range, some of which will be dry. Storms will be less
numerous west of the Front Range but will be mostly dry in those
areas.

Seth McKinney
Fire Management Officer – 6561
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Fire Management Program
Desk (303) 441-1485
Cell (303) 548-9624
Description: 2016 Logo Sm