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WWUS83 KGLD 010259  
RFWGLD  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
859 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
.WINDS FROM THE SOUTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ARE  
FORECAST TO BE AROUND 15-25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 MPH. RH VALUES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO DRY INTO THE LOW TO  
MID TEENS AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S.  
 
COZ252>254-KSZ027-041-042-020300-  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0018.260402T1800Z-260403T0200Z/  
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-  
859 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2026 /959 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026/  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027, 041, 042, 252, 253, AND 254...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027 WALLACE, 041 GREELEY,  
042 WICHITA, 252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.  
 
* TIMING...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP  
MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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