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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1205 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
.PERSISTENTLY DRY CONDITIONS AND SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH ARE FORECAST ALONG WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. STRONGEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST FROM AROUND 1PM-6PM CENTRAL TIME. A BRIEF LULL
IN THE WIND IS FORECAST IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING
AGAIN DURING THE LATE EVENING. TOWARDS THE LATTER PART OF THE
WARNING, A COLD FRONT SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTH WITH WIND
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH, THIS COULD
REINVIGORATE ANY SMOLDER FIRES.
KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ079>081-211100-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0014.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0016.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1205 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026 /105 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ SATURDAY
TO 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002, 003, 004, 014, 015, 016, 028, 029,
042, 079, 080, AND 081...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ SATURDAY TO 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/
SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002 RAWLINS, 003 DECATUR,
004 NORTON, 014 THOMAS, 015 SHERIDAN, 016 GRAHAM, 028 LOGAN,
029 GOVE, 042 WICHITA, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK AND 081 RED
WILLOW.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ SATURDAY TO 3 AM MDT /4 AM
CDT/ SUNDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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.
COZ252-KSZ001-211100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0014.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-
1205 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026 /105 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 014, 015, 016, 079,
080, 081, AND 252...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS AND 252
YUMA.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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 POSSIBLE. 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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