870  
FNUS73 KDDC 172347  
FWSDDC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE ROAD FIRE...CLARK COUNTY EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
547 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2300 CST ON FEBRUARY 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT US VIA NWS CHAT, 800MHZ RADIO OR PHONE IF YOU HAVE  
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST,  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
STRONG, WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS  
EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40-50  
MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE INTO THIS MID TO LATE EVENING,  
DROPPING TO 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS  
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINIISH INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, DROPPING TO  
5-15 MPH BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 6 12 11 3 7 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 50 49 46 43 42 39  
RH..............23 25 28 31 34 37 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 10 8 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 17 14 12 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 18 16 14 13 13  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO  
17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO  
32 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........17 21 8 6 6 4 3 9 8 18 27 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 37 36 44 52 58 63 67 69 70 71 71  
RH..............44 45 47 40 33 27 23 18 15 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 8 9 12 15 17 16 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 11 14 18 22 23 23 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.2 3.5 5.5 7.1 8.1 8.1 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 14 13 14 18 22 28 31 32 25  
 

 
FORECASTER...BENNETT  
REQUESTED BY...EM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2603001.0/DDC  
.DELDT 02/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CLEMGT@UCON.NET  
 
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