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WWUS83 KGLD 140746  
RFWGLD  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
1246 AM MST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
.FOR SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN  
AROUND AROUND 8-9 AM MOUNTAIN TIME ACROSS YUMA AND KIT CARSON  
COUNTY BEFORE EXPANDING EAST INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FOR TUESDAY, LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY AND SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH COULD LEAD TO EXPLOSIVE  
FIRE GROWTH FOR FIRES THAT IGNITE. SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD CHANGE  
TO WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
COZ252-253-142200-  
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0005.260215T1800Z-260216T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/  
YUMA-KIT CARSON-  
1246 AM MST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 252 AND 253...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING  
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252 AND 253...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252 YUMA AND 253 KIT CARSON.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SUNDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE SECOND FIRE WEATHER WATCH,  
FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...FOR SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH GUSTING TO 35  
MPH. FOR TUESDAY, SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65  
MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ001-002-013-NEZ079>081-142200-  
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0005.260215T1800Z-260216T0000Z/  
CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-  
1246 AM MST SAT FEB 14 2026 /146 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2026/  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 013, 079, 080, AND 081...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE, 002 RAWLINS,  
013 SHERMAN, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK AND 081 RED WILLOW.  
 
* TIMING...FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ254-142200-  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/  
CHEYENNE-  
1246 AM MST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING  
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE.  
 
* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...FOR SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH GUSTING TO 35  
MPH. FOR TUESDAY, SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65  
MPH. WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS AND 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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