Weather Alerts For Lake City, CO

# HEADLINE -------------------- FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 486, 487, 490, AND 491 # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 201 Routt Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River, Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River Headwaters, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 291 Northern San Juan Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison Basin Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 294 Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 295 Southwest Colorado Upper East Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta Basin, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin and Fire Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah. TIMING From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. WINDS West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY 6 to 11 percent. IMPACTS Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Grand Junction CO HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Book Cliffs, Colorado River Headwaters, North Fork Forecast Area, Paradox Valley Forecast Area, Southwest Colorado Upper East Forecast Area, Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area, White River Forecast Area, Colorado River Basin, Eastern Uinta Basin, Gunnison Basin Forecast Area, Little Snake Forecast Area, Lower Colorado River, Northern San Juan Forecast Area, Routt Forecast Area, Southeast Utah, Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area