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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

1001 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026



COZ200-202-203-207-290-292-UTZ486-487-490-491-060415-

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

Little Snake Forecast Area-White River Forecast Area-

Lower Colorado River-Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area-

Paradox Valley Forecast Area-North Fork Forecast Area-

Eastern Uinta Basin-Book Cliffs-Colorado River Basin-

Southeast Utah-

1001 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, 203, 207, 290,

292, 486, 487, 490, AND 491...



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

  Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River 

  Forecast Area, 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 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...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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