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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
539 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026
.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE PLAINS OF COLORADO AND
ADJACENT AREAS WEDNESDAY LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS, COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL PROMOTE THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAPID TO EXTREME FIRE SPREAD. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE FORECAST ACROSS YUMA COUNTY THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
SPREADING EAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA AROUND DURING THE MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON, SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH- NORTHWEST MAKING
ANY ONGOING FIRE CONTROL EFFORTS DIFFICULT. HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED STORMS MAY POSE A DRY LIGHTNING THREAT THIS AFTERNOON AS
WELL ALONG WITH GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS.
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/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0009.260225T1800Z-260226T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
539 AM MST WED FEB 25 2026 /639 AM CST WED FEB 25 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 013
SHERMAN, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 081 RED WILLOW, 252 YUMA,
253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8
PM CST/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 17 PERCENT.
* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED DRY STORMS POSSIBLE. LITTLE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS EXPECTED.
* 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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