Posted on: December 19th, 2020

From: McKinney, Seth <smckinney@bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 4:38 PM
To:
Subject: HIGH WIND WARNING – NO OPEN BURNING

Good afternoon,
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for this weekend.
Though the winds aren’t expected to start until late Saturday afternoon, there will be NO OPEN BURNING county-wide for the duration of the event: Saturday (0001) through Sunday (2400).
Please see the below details.

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON…

* WHAT…West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph
possible.

* WHERE…The Northern Front Range Foothills and The Southern
Front Range Foothills.

* WHEN…From late Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Strong winds will blow unsecured objects around.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles.

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

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