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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
900 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON SATURDAY
.DRY CONDITIONS, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND STRENGTHENING
SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEPENING LEE TROUGH
WILL FOSTER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY.
COZ252-271600-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0017.260328T1600Z-260329T0300Z/
YUMA-
900 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LIMIT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL
IN YUMA COUNTY ON SATURDAY.
COZ253-254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-280600-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0017.260328T1600Z-260329T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0018.260328T1600Z-260329T0300Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
900 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /1000 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001, 002, 003, 004, 013, 014, 015, 016, 027,
028, 029, 041, 042, 079, 080, 081, 253, AND 254...
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/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001 CHEYENNE KS, 002
RAWLINS, 003 DECATUR, 004 NORTON, 013 SHERMAN, 014 THOMAS, 015
SHERIDAN, 016 GRAHAM, 027 WALLACE, 028 LOGAN, 029 GOVE, 041
GREELEY, 042 WICHITA, 079 DUNDY, 080 HITCHCOCK, 081 RED
WILLOW, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/
SATURDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SW AT 20 TO 30 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...
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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