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Boulder weather VERY HIGH WINDS FIRE DANGER story:
Mar 31st
12:40 3/31 Thurs. It’s 67 degrees in Boulder with 50 mph gusts. The fire danger is high and boulder County Dispatch reports NONE; when asked about wild land fires.
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
* TIMING…GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING OVER THE
PLAINS…BUT PERSIST IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CLIMB ABOVE 15 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
FRIDAY…ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.
* WIND…WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY
NOON. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE
FOOTHILLS.
* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE
RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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Last Update: 8:01 am MDT Mar 31, 2011
Forecast Valid: 1pm MDT Mar 31, 2011-6pm MDT Apr 6, 2011
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Afternoon
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Hi 67 °F Tonight
Breezy
Lo 45 °F Friday
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Hi 73 °F Friday
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Lo 39 °F Saturday
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Hi 74 °F Saturday
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Lo 43 °F Sunday
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Showers
Hi 70 °F Sunday
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Chance
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Lo 28 °F Monday
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Hi 49 °F
Hazardous weather condition(s):
Red Flag Warning
Hazardous Weather Outlook
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a west northwest wind between 24 and 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph decreasing to between 6 and 9 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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Lat: 40.04 Lon: -105.23 Elev: 5288
Last Update on Mar 31, 12:15 pm MDT
Fair and Windy
61 °F
(16 °C)
Humidity: 23 %
Wind Speed: W 37 G 46 MPH
Barometer: 29.84″
Dewpoint: 23 °F (-5 °C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.
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22 Boom – Left Hand Canyon Fire – Episode 33
Mar 20th
Jann Scott hosts this 22 Boom special all about the Left Hand Canyon Fire March 11th -14th, 2011. Jann gets behind the blockade and an up-close look at the fire and the Heroes of West Metro Fire Department who helped stop it from spreading. Then we get in on the Press Conference with Mary Beth Pecotte and Rick Brough who inform us of the progress of the team and we wrap up the show with a special music video by Big Head Todd and the Monsters – Wake Up Call at NASA.
Videos in this Episode
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22 Boom Intro -
Left Hand Canyon Fire -
Division Bravo -
Heroes of West Metro Fire Department -
Left Hand Canyon and Old Stage Road -
Press – Mary Beth Pecotte -
Press – Rick Brough -
Home Owner – Marsha Flint -
Heroes Walking into Harms Way -
Big Head Todd – Wake Up Call at NASA -
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OEM red Flag warning : Ag burn illegal, out of control
Mar 16th
5:45 3/16 An agricultural burn out of control on hiway 66 appears to be illegally set today, if one reads this early warning by the county. In any event it is now out of control and running according to Boulder County dispatch. Mutual fire companies have been called in and mutual aid has been put in place. Last report” structures were being threatened.” “It is ten acres and running.” At this writing no fire equipment on scene. No command center set. Developing
Red Flag Warning for Wed. and Thurs.; no open burning in unincorporated Boulder County
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Wednesday and Thursday. No open burning is allowed in unincorporated Boulder County on days designated as red flag days. A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring or imminent.
“AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE IDENTIFICATION OF ;RED FLAG FIRE” href=”http://www.bouldercounty.org/find/library/government/ordredflagdays.pdf” target=”_parent”>Boulder County Ordinance 2009-1, which states: Any person who initiates in unincorporated Boulder County a ditch, field, trash or slash fire on a day identified by the National Weather Service as a “Red Flag” fire day in any part of unincorporated Boulder County commits a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fire of fire hundred dollars ($50000) for the first violation, and one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each subsequent violation, and for each violation shall pay the penalties and surcharges identified in C.R.S. 30-15-402. The penalty assessment procedure provided in C.R.S. 16-2-201 is authorized to be followed by any arresting law enforcement officer for any such violation.
For more information, please see the Sheriff’s Office
