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WWUS73 KGLD 161223
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
523 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026
COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027>029-041-042-162300-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.260217T1700Z-260218T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEOTI, GRINNELL, QUINTER, OAKLEY,
CHEYENNE WELLS, TRIBUNE, BURLINGTON, ARAPAHOE, WRAY, ST. FRANCIS,
YUMA, GOODLAND, ATWOOD, COLBY, SHARON SPRINGS, GRAINFIELD, AND
BIRD CITY
523 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026 /623 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026/
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WSW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO AND
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLUMES OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POCKETS
OF LOW VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER
SHORT DISTANCES, MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO
THE ONSET OF WINDS.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
BLOWING DUST CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AIR QUALITY AND IT IS
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS STAYING
INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
VINCENT
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