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Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area-
227 AM MDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
227 AM MDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207, 293 AND 295... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 290, 291, 292,
293, 294 AND 295, AS WELL AS UTAH FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487... 

.DISCUSSION...Critical fire weather conditions across southwestern
Colorado up into the central Colorado mountains today as lighter 
winds and cooler temperatures limit coverage. Hot,dry, windy 
conditions return Friday and Saturday. Shower and thunderstorm 
chances return Saturday afternoon through Sunday and into Monday
mostly in the San Juans and along the Divide with potential for 
new fire starts due to dry lightning. Wetting rains are unlikely. 
Areas of critical fire weather continue daily across the region 
into next week, as temperatures climb well above average Friday 
and beyond. 

...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS...
...THE SMOKE DATA IS CALCULATED FROM AN AVERAGE AT 6000 FEET MSL...


...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....67-77 F. 
Min humidity........7-12%. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 
                    mph. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 30 to 40 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......500 ft AGL until 0800. 8500 ft AGL after 0900. 
Transport Winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1200. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Min temperature.....44-54 F. 
Max humidity........25-35%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph. 
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL until 2000, then 500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 to 10 mph until 2400, then east. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2100, then poor. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20%). 
Chc of lightning....0 percent. 
Max temperature.....72-82 F. 
Min humidity........7-12%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......1500 ft AGL until 0900. 14500 ft AGL after 
                    1000. 
Transport Winds.....South 5 to 10 mph until 1200, then west 15 to 
                    20 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 75-85. Winds less
than 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 46-56. Highs 72-82. Winds less than 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 42-52. Highs
72-82. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to  35 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 41-51. Highs 74-84. 
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 43-53. Highs 78-88.