NWS Grand Junction COFW.W 0037June 28, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area and Book Cliffs, CO and UT
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction issued a red flag warning for Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area and Book Cliffs in Colorado, Utah, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on June 28. It was the 37th red flag warning the NWS office in Grand Junction issued in 2026. Colorado had 53 red flag warnings in June 2026, against 19 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Colorado's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 10 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Junction CO
- Area
- Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area and Book Cliffs
- State
- Colorado
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:07 a.m. MDT, June 28, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. MDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KGJT FW.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado since 2008Every warning type in Colorado
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The notice as issued
* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 294 Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon today to 10 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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