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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
119 PM MDT WED APR 16 2025
...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST THURSDAY; NORTHERLY
WIND SHIFT EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING...
COZ253-254-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-170900-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0012.250417T1700Z-250418T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0013.250417T1600Z-250418T0300Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-
GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
119 PM MDT WED APR 16 2025 /219 PM CDT WED APR 16 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013, 014, 015, 016, 027, 028, 029, 041, 042,
253, AND 254...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS,
015 SHERIDAN, 016 GRAHAM, 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 029 GOVE,
041 GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/
THURSDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES
THAT DEVELOP WILL RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. THE
ANTICIPATED WIND SHIFT WILL ALSO POSE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD TO
THOSE RESPONDING TO ANY FIRES
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AROUND, OR SHORTLY
BEFORE, SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE WIND SHIFT ARE
ALSO FORECAST TO REMAIN AROUND 35-45 MPH.
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. MOW LAWNS EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHEN IT
ISN'T WINDY OR EXCESSIVELY DRY. NEVER TOSS LIT CIGARETTES ONTO THE
GROUND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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