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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
140 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
COZ290-292-UTZ490-162145-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0014.260516T1800Z-260517T0200Z/
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
140 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS 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 NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
COZ203-205-162145-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0014.260516T1800Z-260517T0200Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER-COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS-
140 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 205 BELOW 8000 FEET...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER
COLORADO RIVER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO RIVER
HEADWATERS BELOW 8000 FEET.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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