Red Flag Warning Issued for Southwest Colorado and Southeast Utah
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NOAA issued it on June 23, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Grand Junction has issued Red Flag Warnings for gusty winds and low humidity across multiple fire weather zones in Colorado and Utah through Sunday evening.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Southwest Colorado and Southeast Utah
- Issued
- June 23, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Grand Junction CO
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwest Colorado and Southeast Utah.
Alert Details
Red Flag Warning issued by NWS Grand Junction CO. The alert is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Saturday and from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday.
Affected Areas
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 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area in Colorado. 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 in Utah.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means critical fire weather conditions are occurring or will shortly occur. Prepare for extreme fire behavior due to strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures.
Expected Conditions
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Relative humidity 6 to 11 percent.
Timeline
First Red Flag Warning effective noon to 9 PM MDT Saturday. Second Red Flag Warning effective 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday. Alert issued June 5 at 10:47 AM MDT and expires June 6 at 12:15 AM MDT with overall end time June 7 at 10 PM MDT.
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