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WWUS83 KGLD 141907  
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
1207 PM MST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
.FOR SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 MPH ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN  
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-KSZ001-NEZ079>081-150315-  
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0005.260215T1800Z-260216T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0006.260215T1800Z-260216T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/  
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-  
1207 PM MST SAT FEB 14 2026 /107 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM  
MST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 001, 079, 080, 081, 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 RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT  
FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE, 079 DUNDY,  
080 HITCHCOCK, 081 RED WILLOW, 252 YUMA AND 253 KIT CARSON.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/  
TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH,  
FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS... FOR SUNDAY, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH. FOR  
TUESDAY, SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR SUNDAY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. FOR  
TUESDAY, AS LOW AS 12 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ002-013-150315-  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0005.260215T1800Z-260216T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/  
RAWLINS-SHERMAN-  
1207 PM MST SAT FEB 14 2026 /107 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2026/  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS 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...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING  
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 013, 079, 080, AND 081...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002 RAWLINS AND 013 SHERMAN.  
 
* 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, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. FOR  
TUESDAY, SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 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 WEATHESOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65  
MPH.SR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER  
FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ254-KSZ003-014-027-028-041-150315-  
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/  
CHEYENNE-DECATUR-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY-  
1207 PM MST SAT FEB 14 2026 /107 PM CST 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 ZONES 003 DECATUR, 014 THOMAS,  
027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 041 GREELEY AND 254 CHEYENNE.  
 
* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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