Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued June 5 at 9:55PM MDT until June 9 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 5, 2026 - 8:55pm
Expires:
June 6, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little
Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River
Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower
Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast
Area and Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area. In
Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta Basin, Fire Weather
Zone 487 Book Cliffs, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River
Basin and Fire Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah.
* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM MDT
Saturday. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 10 PM
MDT Sunday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning
through Tuesday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
Instruction:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Little Snake; White River; Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Paradox Valley; North Fork; Eastern Uintah Basin; Book Cliffs; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO