UTFIF Cottonwood Fire

UTFIF Cottonwood Fire
By: Inciweb Posted On: June 24, 2026 View: 6

12 Hours: Winds are expected to be strong through midnight with poor RH recovery. Expect active fire behavior through the night. Crown fire, short runs and moderate to long range spotting is likely until RH starts to rise late in the evening. Early morning RH recovery will start to slow fire spread.

24 Hours: Slight relief in RH with decent nighttime recovery. Fuels are still exceptionally dry, fire behavior is expected to be very active. Any spot fires will quickly develop, and will be difficult to catch, sustained surface burning, single and multi-tree torching will be observed. On west side fire is expected to move north and east, in North Creek. On the east side, fire has potential to move north and east with active fire behavior likely. Cold front passage will be over the fire area late in the evening bringing northwest winds. Potential for movement to the south and east if northwest winds are strong.

48 Hours: The cold front will bring cooler temperatures and better relative humidity recovery and moderate daytime relative humidity. Fuels are exceptionally dry fuels, fire behavior is expected to be very active. Any spot fires will quickly develop, and will be difficult to catch, sustained surface burning, single and multi-tree torching will be observed. Short to moderate range spotting likely across entire fire area due to torching and crown fire potential. On west side fire is expected to continue to move north and east. The east side of fire is expected to move east with active fire behavior likely.

72 Hours: Fuels remain exceptionally dry, and fire behavior Is expected to be very active. A slight drying trend, combined with current fuel. conditions, will continue to support aggressive fire behavior. Spot fires may develop quickly and be difficult to contain. Sustained surface burning and single to multi-tree torching are expected. Short-range crown fire may occur where fire behavior aligns with
wind direction and slope.

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