Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Cisco, UT ∙ Bowie, CO ∙ Redvale, CO ∙ Austin, CO ∙ Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, CO ∙ Thompson Springs, UT ∙ Bedrock, CO ∙ Blake Field Airport, CO ∙ Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO ∙ Castle Valley, UT

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1019 PM MDT Thu May 14 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 290, 292, AND 490... * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, 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. * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 16 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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