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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
421 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
KSZ004-016-170030-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260117T0100Z/
NORTON-GRAHAM-
521 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 004 AND 016...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.
HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND WIND GUSTS ARE LOWERING ACROSS
GRAHAM AND NORTON COUNTIES RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER NO
LONGER BEING A CONCERN FOR THOSE COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE THE RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS.
COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-170730-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260117T0100Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.260117T1500Z-260118T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
421 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026 /521 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 001, 002, 013, 014, 015, 027, 028, 029, 041, 042, 079, 080,
252, 253, AND 254...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 013, 014, 015, 027, 028, 029, 041,
042, 079, 080, 252, 253, AND 254...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE, 002 RAWLINS,
013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS, 015 SHERIDAN, 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN,
029 GOVE, 041 GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK,
252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 14 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
KSZ003-NEZ081-170100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260117T0100Z/
DECATUR-RED WILLOW-
521 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 AND
081...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 DECATUR AND 081 RED
WILLOW.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 21 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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