Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
506 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
UTZ492-495-181915-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0008.260619T1800Z-260620T0900Z/
Central Utah West Desert-Color Country West Desert-
506 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND 495...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert
and Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that there is a potential for critical
fire weather conditions. Continue to monitor for the latest
forecasts and for possible Red Flag Warnings.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1235 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
COZ211>214-217-218-182200-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.A.0035.260620T1800Z-260621T0300Z/
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
1235 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OF COLORADO...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 211, 212, 213, 214, 217 and
218.
* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* WINDS...West 25 mph with gusts up to 35 to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
spark and start a wildfire.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1233 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
COZ221>225-227>233-182245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0056.260620T1700Z-260621T0400Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
1233 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230,
231, 232, AND 233...
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 223, 224, 225,
227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1233 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
COZ220-182245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0056.260620T1700Z-260621T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0064.260618T1800Z-260619T0100Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
1233 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 220...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon today to 7 PM MDT
this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday
morning through Saturday evening.
* WINDS...Today, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35
mph. For Saturday, west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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