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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
639 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2026
COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-180100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0003.260117T1500Z-260118T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-
GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
639 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2026 /739 AM CST SAT JAN 17 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, 079, 080, 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, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 252 YUMA, 253 KIT
CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE.
* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 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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