Fire Weather Watch | Safety & Alerts

About this incident

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 Wednesday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

WINDS

South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

8 to 13 percent.

IMPACTS

Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

Updates

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May 27, 2026, 10:15 AM
Fire resolved: Fire Weather Watch issued May 26 at 10:27PM MDT until May 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
This fire is no longer active according to InciWeb and has been marked as resolved.
May 27, 2026, 7:30 AM
Update for: Fire Weather Watch issued May 26 at 10:27PM MDT until May 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Updated information for this alert:
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 Wednesday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
WINDS
South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
8 to 13 percent.
IMPACTS
Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
Severity: danger Expires: 2026-05-27 20:00:00

Size, containment, and perimeter come from the National Interagency Fire Center. Narrative comes from InciWeb. For life-threatening emergencies call 911.