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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

702 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026



COZ200-202-UTZ486-487-051800-

/O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260605T0100Z/

/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0011.260606T1800Z-260607T0300Z/

Little Snake Forecast Area-White River Forecast Area-

Eastern Uinta Basin-Book Cliffs-

702 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY

AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 486, AND 487...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE

HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 486, AND

487...



* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little 

  Snake Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 202 White River 

  Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta 

  Basin and Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs.



* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent.



* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise 

  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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COZ203-207-290-292-UTZ490-491-051800-

/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0011.260606T1800Z-260607T0300Z/

Lower Colorado River-Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area-

Paradox Valley Forecast Area-North Fork Forecast Area-

Colorado River Basin-Southeast Utah-

702 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY

AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203, 207, 290, 292, 490, AND

491...



* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower 

  Colorado River, 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 490 Colorado River Basin and Fire 

  Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah.



* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 11 percent.



* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise 

  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



&&



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