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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1218 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
..STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE PLAINS OF COLORADO AND
ADJACENT AREAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS, COMBINED WITH
VERY DRY FUELS WILL PROMOTE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A STRONG COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA AROUND SUNSET, SHIFTING
WINDS TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST MAKING ANY ONGOING FIRE CONTROL
EFFORTS DIFFICULT.
COZ252-250930-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0009.260225T1800Z-260226T0200Z/
YUMA-
1218 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252...
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 TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 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.
COZ253-KSZ001-NEZ079-250930-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0007.260225T1800Z-260226T0200Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY-
1218 PM MST TUE FEB 24 2026 /118 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001, 079, 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 079 DUNDY
AND 253 KIT CARSON.
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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