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WWUS83 KGLD 091756
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1156 AM MDT TUE JUN 9 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN COLORADO
COZ252>254-100900-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0027.260610T1800Z-260611T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260610T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
1156 AM MDT TUE JUN 9 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252,
253, AND 254...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 252, 253, AND 254...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON
AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP
MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COMPLY WITH BURN BANS AND REGULATIONS. AVOID DRIVING ON DRY GRASS
OR BRUSH. MAINTAIN VEHICLE BRAKES AND TIRES AND SECURE TOW CHAINS
TO AVOID DRAGGING. NEVER TOSS LIT CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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