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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1043 PM 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 ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
REGION ON SATURDAY.
COZ253-254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-290200-
/O.CON.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-
1043 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /1143 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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...
* 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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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