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WWUS85 KGJT 220730  
RFWGJT  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
130 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
COZ290-292-293-222300-  
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0018.250622T1800Z-250623T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0016.250623T1700Z-250624T0200Z/  
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-  
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-  
130 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 290, 292, AND 293...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND  
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 290, 292, AND 293...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX  
VALLEY FORECAST AREA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK  
FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN  
FORECAST AREA.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ203-222300-  
/O.EXA.KGJT.FW.A.0016.250623T1700Z-250624T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0018.250622T1800Z-250623T0300Z/  
LOWER COLORADO RIVER-  
130 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 8000 FEET...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY  
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 8000 FEET...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH BELOW 8000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER  
COLORADO RIVER BELOW 8000 FEET.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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.  
 
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.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ205-222300-  
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0018.250622T1800Z-250623T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0016.250623T1700Z-250624T0200Z/  
COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS-  
130 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 BELOW 8000 FEET...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND  
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 BELOW 8000 FEET...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO  
RIVER HEADWATERS BELOW 8000 FEET.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING  
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 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.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ200-202-207-291-294-UTZ486-487-490-491-222300-  
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0018.250622T1800Z-250623T0300Z/  
LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-  
SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA-  
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-  
SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-  
BOOK CLIFFS-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-  
130 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 207, 291, 294, 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 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER  
FORECAST AREA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN  
FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 294 SOUTHWEST COLORADO  
UPPER WEST 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 NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ295-222300-  
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0018.250622T1800Z-250623T0300Z/  
SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER EAST FORECAST AREA-  
130 AM MDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295 BELOW 8500 FEET...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295 SOUTHWEST  
COLORADO UPPER EAST FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET.  
 
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 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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