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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1253 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FORECAST
FRIDAY...
.WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE IN SPEED LATE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON TODAY. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR THE
STRONGEST WINDS CURRENTLY LIES ACROSS YUMA, DUNDY, HITCHCOCK, RED
WILLOW AND CHEYENNE COUNTY KANSAS. THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT
CHANCE WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH ACROSS YUMA, DUNDY, CHEYENNE
COUNTY KANSAS AND NORTHERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES TODAY. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE A BIT WEAKER BUT STILL GUSTING AROUND 25 MPH ALONG
AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40.
COZ252-253-130100-
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YUMA-KIT CARSON-
1253 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 013, 014, 015, 016, 027, 028,
029, 041, 042, 079, 080, 081, 252, 253, AND 254...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 252 AND 253...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252 YUMA AND 253 KIT CARSON.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...TODAY, WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
FRIDAY, WEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT EACH DAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND 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.
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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CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1253 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2026 /153 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 013,
014, 015, 016, 027, 028, 029, 041, 042, 079, 080, 081, 252, 253,
AND 254...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 002
RAWLINS, 003 DECATUR, 004 NORTON, 013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS, 015
SHERIDAN, 016 GRAHAM, 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 029 GOVE, 041
GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 081 RED WILLOW
AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8
PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND 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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