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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
333 AM MDT Tue Jun 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-
333 AM MDT Tue Jun 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.

Red Flag conditions will persist over southwest portions of Colorado
this afternoon though some relief from the heat is expected. Isolated
thunderstorm development over the northern and central mountains
today with lightning the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Critical fire weather will become localized on Wednesday as
temperatures and winds moderate. Hotter and windier conditions arrive
to end out the week. Heat sensitive folks should be prepared for
triple digit temperatures spreading across most desert valley
locations.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

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