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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1238 AM MDT WED APR 22 2026
COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079>081-222300-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0026.260422T1600Z-260423T0600Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1238 AM MDT WED APR 22 2026 /138 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 013, 014,
027, 028, 041, 042, 079, 080, 081, 252, 253, AND 254...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 002
RAWLINS, 003 DECATUR, 013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS, 027 WALLACE,
028 LOGAN, 041 GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK,
081 RED WILLOW, 252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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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