Red Flag Warning for Avon, Colorado
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
154 PM MDT Wed Jun 17 2026
COZ203-205-180300-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260618T0300Z/
Lower Colorado River-Colorado River Headwaters-
154 PM MDT Wed Jun 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 205 BELOW 8000 FEET...
* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower
Colorado River and Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River
Headwaters below 8000 feet.
* TIMING...Until 9 PM MDT this evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent.
* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
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.