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WWUS73 KGLD 170740
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
140 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
KSZ001-002-170845-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.A.0002.260217T1700Z-260218T0000Z/
CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATWOOD, ST. FRANCIS, AND BIRD CITY
140 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
..HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED
HAVE OPTED TO NOT UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR CHEYENNE AND
RAWLINS COUNTIES DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE IN WIND GUSTS AND COVERAGE IN
EXCESS OF 58 MPH; THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
NEVERTHELESS WIND GUSTS OF 50-55 MPH ARE STILL FORECAST WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH.
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/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0002.260217T1700Z-260218T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARAPAHOE, LEOTI, COLBY, CHEYENNE WELLS,
YUMA, TRIBUNE, OAKLEY, QUINTER, GRINNELL, GOODLAND, BURLINGTON,
SHARON SPRINGS, GRAINFIELD, AND WRAY
1240 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026 /140 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO AND
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM
CST/ THIS 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE DURING THE
LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AFTERNOON. A
BRIEF LULL IN WINDS IS POSSIBLE BEFORE A ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG
TO DAMAGING WINDS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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, ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
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