735  
WWUS83 KGLD 130130  
RFWGLD  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
730 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
.WARM TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL  
LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE  
AREA ON MONDAY.  
 
KSZ004-015-016-028-029-041-042-131900-  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0022.260413T1700Z-260414T0200Z/  
NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-  
730 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2026 /830 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/  
TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 004, 015, AND 016...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 004 NORTON, 015 SHERIDAN,  
016 GRAHAM, 028 LOGAN, 029 GOVE, 041 GREELEY AND 042 WICHITA.  
 
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/  
MONDAY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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  
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