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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 338 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-230945- 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- 338 AM MDT Thu May 22 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. Hot, dry, and windy conditions continue today. Critical fire weather conditions will be widespread today. Cured fuels in eastern Utah have required a Red Flag Warning today for UTZ490 in the Colorado River Basin. Winds will gust up to 35 mph around the region today, then diminish around sunset. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hot, dry, and windy conditions continue Friday and through the weekend. Red Flag Warnings continue Friday for UTZ490. Critical fire weather conditions are likely across the CWA through Saturday thanks to high winds and low relative humidities. Lighter winds and scattered showers/thunderstorms return Sunday. Shower coverage remains a low confidence forecast, thanks to inconsistent moisture supply and model inconsistencies. Non-zero precipitation chances remain in the forecast each afternoon next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$