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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
423 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

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Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains-
Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor-
Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys-
Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin-
West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops-Upper Gunnison River Valley-
Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide-Northwest San Juan Mountains-
Southwest San Juan Mountains-Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River-
Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin-
San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains-
Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat-
La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges-
423 AM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Colorado, southwest
Colorado, west central Colorado, east central Utah, northeast Utah
and southeast Utah.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Increasing moisture today brings widespread showers and
thunderstorms across the southern mountains with coverage more
scattered on the higher terrain farther north this afternoon and
evening with localized heavy rain and gusty outflows possible in
storms. Wildfire smoke remains visible across much of the CWA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The moisture in the region keeps scattered to widespread showers
and thunderstorms on terrain in the forecast through Saturday with
localized heavy rain possible in some of these storms. Conditions
dry out Sunday into early next week with a return of near critical
fire weather conditions. Wildfire smoke will remain visible for much
of eastern Utah and western Colorado.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight, however
spotters are encouraged to report excessive wind or observed wind
related damage, and to relay rainfall amounts or any observed
flooding to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.

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