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WWUS83 KGLD 170101
RFWGLD
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
601 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED; FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS FOR SATURDAY...
.CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ACROSS THE AREA LEADING TO THE ON
TIME EXPIRATION OF THE TODAY'S RED FLAG WARNING.
COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-170915-
/O.EXP.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-
601 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026 /701 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 001, 002, 013, 014, 027, 028, 041, 042, 252,
253, AND 254...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED 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...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...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
KSZ015-029-NEZ079-080-170915-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.260117T1500Z-260118T0100Z/
SHERIDAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
601 PM MST FRI JAN 16 2026 /701 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...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 015 SHERIDAN, 029 GOVE, 079
DUNDY AND 080 HITCHCOCK.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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