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COC037-111-077-029-045-085-097-083-113-107-053-081-103-051-033-
091-051500-
Eagle-San Juan-Mesa-Delta-Garfield-Montrose-Pitkin-
Montezuma-San Miguel-Routt-Hinsdale-Moffat-Rio Blanco-
Gunnison-Dolores-Ouray-
410 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 900 AM
TUESDAY UNTIL 900 AM WEDNESDAY...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
issued the following...

WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke.

WHERE...Moffat, Routt, Grand, Rio Blanco, Eagle, Summit, Garfield,
Pitkin, Mesa, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel,
Dolores, Montezuma, Saguache, San Juan, Hinsdale, Mineral,
Sedgwick, Logan, Crowley, Jackson, Phillips, Morgan, Yuma,
Washington, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lake, Park,
Lincoln, Teller, Cheyenne, El Paso, Chaffee, Fremont, Kiowa,
Pueblo, Custer, Bent, Prowers, Otero, Huerfano, Rio Grande,
Alamosa, Las Animas, Baca, Costilla and Conejos Counties.
Locations include, but are not limited to Craig, Steamboat
Springs, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Meeker, Rangely,
Eagle, Vail, Breckenridge, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Grand
Junction, Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, Nucla, Ouray, Telluride, Dove
Creek, Cortez, Saguache, Silverton, Lake City, Creede, Julesburg,
Sterling, Ordway, Walden, Holyoke, Fort Morgan, Wray, Akron,
Central City, Georgetown, Kiowa, Burlington, Leadville, Fairplay,
Limon, Cripple Creek, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Springs, Buena
Vista, Salida, Canon City, Eads, Pueblo, Westcliffe, Las Animas,
Lamar, La Junta, Walsenburg, Del Norte, South Fork, Alamosa, Kim,
Trinidad, Springfield, San Luis and Conejos.

WHEN...900 AM Tuesday August 04 to 900 AM Wednesday August 05

IMPACTS...Areas of moderate to heavy smoke from out-of-state
wildfires will be possible across Colorado through at least
Wednesday morning.

HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is
thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain
indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease,
respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults. Consider
limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present.
Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is
making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in
your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
1001 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

COZ205-293-051215-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0046.260805T1900Z-260806T0200Z/
Colorado River Headwaters-Gunnison Basin Forecast Area-
1001 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 205 AND 293...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado
  River Headwaters and Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison Basin
  Forecast Area.

* TIMING...From 1 PM to 8 PM MDT Wednesday.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

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