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WWUS83 KGLD 170013
RFWGLD
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
513 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS FOR SATURDAY. RED FLAG WARNING
CANCELLED FOR DUNDY, HITCHCOCK, RED WILLOW, DECATUR, SHERIDAN AND
GOVE COUNTIES...
.CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING WITH WIND AND HUMIDITY RESULTING IN THE
EARLY CANCELLATION OF SOME OF THE COUNTIES IN TODAY'S RED FLAG
WARNING.
KSZ015-029-NEZ079-080-170815-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260117T0100Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.260117T1500Z-260118T0100Z/
SHERIDAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
513 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026 /613 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 015, 029, 079, AND 080...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 015, 029, 079, AND 080...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 015 SHERIDAN, 029 GOVE, 079
DUNDY AND 080 HITCHCOCK.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP
MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
KSZ003-NEZ081-170115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260117T0100Z/
DECATUR-RED WILLOW-
613 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 AND 081...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.
HUMIDITY AND WINDS ARE IMPROVING ACROSS THE AREA WHICH HAS
LOWERED THE CONCERN FOR WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER. REMAIN
AWARE FOR WIND GUSTS OF 35-50 MPH OVERNIGHT.
COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-170815-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260117T0100Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.260117T1500Z-260118T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-
GREELEY-WICHITA-
513 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026 /613 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, 027, 028, 041, 042, 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, 027, 028, 041, 042, 252,
253, AND 254...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE, 002 RAWLINS,
013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS, 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 041 GREELEY,
042 WICHITA, 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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