557  
FNUS73 KGLD 060010  
FWSGLD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON MACHINE FIRE...EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
610 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON APRIL 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (785) 899-2360 OR VIA 800MHZ RADIO  
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THIS EVENING, WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST GENERALLY  
AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
 
TOMORROW, WINDS FROM THE EAST, SUSTAINED AROUND 15-20 MPH AND  
GUSTS UP AROUND 25 MPH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST. THESE  
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS, GUSTS MAY  
EVEN CLIMB TO 30-35 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. LATE TOMORROW EVENING AND  
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE  
AROUND 15-25%.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 4 6 9 10 11 12 10 15 16 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 56 51 46 45 43 41 39 36 35 33  
RH..............21 26 33 41 45 49 53 58 64 64 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 13 13 13 10 9 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 15 17 17 17 13 10  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7  
TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE EAST 12 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 32 46 54 50 43 30 24 15 9 10 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 32 36 43 50 54 58 60 62 63 64 63  
RH..............76 72 67 54 42 38 33 30 28 29 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW N N NE NE NE E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 7 8 10 12 15 16 16 17 18 20  
20 FT WIND GUST. 12 13 15 16 16 20 22 23 25 25 28  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........16 82 80 87  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 10 10 10  
TEMP............61 43 35 30  
RH..............29 59 79 94  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..21 22 18 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 32 29 21  
 
 
FORECASTER...JTL  
REQUESTED BY...EM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2609020.1/GLD  
.DELDT 04/05/26  
.EMAIL OEM@KITCARSONCOUNTY.ORG  
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