Weather Alerts For Vernal, UT

# HEADLINE -------------------- FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 486, 487, AND 490 # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta Basin, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs and Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin. TIMING From Friday afternoon through late Saturday night. WINDS Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY 6 to 11 percent. IMPACTS Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. ISSUED AT Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 2:15 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 Basin, Eastern Uinta Basin