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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1043 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025
COZ252>254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-140300-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0003.250313T1700Z-250314T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1043 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025 /1143 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 013, 014, 015, 016, 027, 028, 029, 041,
042, 079, 080, 081, 252, 253, AND 254...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE, 002 RAWLINS,
003 DECATUR, 004 NORTON, 013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS, 015
SHERIDAN, 016 GRAHAM, 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 029 GOVE, 041
GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 081 RED
WILLOW, 252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE.
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...70 TO 80.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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