086  
FNUS73 KGLD 172027  
FWSGLD  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAWLINS COUNTY FIRE...DISPATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
127 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (785) 899-2360 OR VIA 800MHZ RADIO  
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING  
DUST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 60 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 47 35 31  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....BDT  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 70 67 64  
RH..............15 12 11 11  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..39 39 37 29  
20 FT WIND GUST.60 60 55 45  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 21 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 46 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........19 10 8 7 5 5 6 8 6 6 5 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 55 53 50 47 46 43 40 39 37 34 32  
RH..............14 16 18 21 25 27 29 33 35 38 43 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..28 21 18 18 16 15 14 13 10 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.46 33 31 30 28 25 23 21 18 17 15 14  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........10 41 55 50  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 44 58 61  
RH..............49 33 18 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 14 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 20 24  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO GLD  
REQUESTED BY...TANYA BERG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2602952.0/GLD  
.DELDT 02/17/26  
.EMAIL RMURRAY@CNCOKS.US,TBERG@RAWLINSSO.ORG  
 
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