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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1238 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.
COZ252-KSZ001-201945-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0014.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-
1238 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026 /138 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 AND 252...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
DUE TO THE DECREASING SIGNAL FOR WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 25 MPH
OR HIGHER HAVE OPTED TO END THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR YUMA AND
CHEYENNE (KS). STILL CAN'T RULE OUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SPORADIC
WIND GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY DUE TO DEEP
MIXING IN PLACE BUT ANY GUSTS IS FORECAST TO BE SPOTTY AND
SPORADIC..
KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ079>081-210245-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0016.260321T1600Z-260322T0900Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1238 PM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026 /138 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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...
* 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
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