Red Flag Warning issued May 27 at 10:17PM MDT until May 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Issue date: 2026-05-28T04:17+00:00
Thursday's Red Flag Warning and Friday's Fire Weather Watch have been expanded to include Colorado Fire Weather Zone 292 and Utah Fire Weather Zone 491. * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower 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 and Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
Fire Weather Watch issued May 27 at 10:17PM MDT until May 29 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Issue date: 2026-05-28T04:17+00:00
Thursday's Red Flag Warning and Friday's Fire Weather Watch have been expanded to include Colorado Fire Weather Zone 292 and Utah Fire Weather Zone 491. * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower 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 and Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
