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FNUS73 KGLD 222305
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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST OF FLAGLER FIRE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
505 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON APRIL 22.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO REMAIN STEADY AT 25 MPH GUST 35 MPH FROM THE
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST THROUGH SUNSET. AS THE SUN STARTS TO SET, AROUND
6-7PM MT, WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 40 MPH.
AROUND MIDNIGHT, A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH AND
QUICKLY SHIFT THE WINDS TO OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT THE SPEEDS SHOULD LOWER TO 15MPH GUST 25 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........47 51 61 64 67 67 72 76 72 73 71 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 74 68 63 61 58 56 54 52 50 47 45
RH..............8 10 11 13 14 17 18 19 22 25 30 33
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..23 24 22 20 18 15 12 10 10 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.31 32 31 29 26 23 20 18 18 18 17 16
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO
20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 47 27 10 4 8 16 36 68 80 67 55
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20 20 20
TEMP............43 44 49 55 59 63 65 66 66 65 64 63
RH..............39 36 31 25 21 17 15 14 14 15 16 17
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 17 20 18 16
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 20 21 22 22 24 25 25 28 25 24
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........47 22 16 10
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 10 10
TEMP............61 46 40 36
RH..............18 35 46 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 9 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.22 15 12 12
FORECASTER...TRIGG
REQUESTED BY...EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611424.0/GLD
.DELDT 04/22/26
.EMAIL OEM@KITCARSONCOUNTY.ORG
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