RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED JUNE 8 AT 11:17AM MDT UNTIL JUNE 9 AT 10:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-06-08 11:17:00 Expires: 2026-06-09 22:00:00 Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A REDFLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY 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, UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY. FOR THE THIRD RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.
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LITTLE SNAKE, WHITE RIVER, PARADOX VALLEY, EASTERN UINTAH BASIN, BOOK CLIFFS, COLORADO RIVER BASIN, SOUTHEAST UTAH
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