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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
924 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AGAIN WEDNESDAY
FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO TURN TO THE
SOUTHWEST AGAIN WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH STRONGEST FAVORING
CHEYENNE COUNTY COLORADO AND GREELEY COUNTY KANSAS. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO INCREASE AROUND 10-11AM MOUNTAIN TIME. BE AWARE OF
SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH A COLD
FRONT WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE.
COZ252-KSZ001-013-180530-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0006.260218T1800Z-260219T0000Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE-SHERMAN-
924 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026 /1024 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 013, 027, 041, 252, 253, AND
254...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
CONFIDENCE HAS LOWERED IN MULTIPLE HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
OCCURRING ACROSS YUMA, CHEYENNE (KS) AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. AN HOUR
OR TWO OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS STILL CAN'T BE RULED OUT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOWEVER.
COZ253-254-KSZ027-028-041-042-181230-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0006.260218T1800Z-260219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0008.260218T1800Z-260219T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-
924 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026 /1024 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM
MST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027, 028, 041, 042, 253, AND 254...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 041
GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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...
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.
KSZ029-181230-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0008.260218T1800Z-260219T0000Z/
GOVE-
1024 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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...
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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