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FNUS73 KGLD 011237
FWSGLD
SPOT FORECAST FOR WICHITA COUNTY FIRE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
637 AM MDT WED APR 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (785) 899-2360 OR VIA 800MHZ RADIO
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND
INCREASING IN SPEED TO AROUND 15-20 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND SOME STORMS ARE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP AROUND 3-4PM CENTRAL TIME WHICH MAY POSE SOME LIGHTNING
THREAT ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN IS AROUND 35-45 PERCENT.
WE BELIEVE TO HAVE RECIEVED THIS SPOT FORECAST REQUEST IN ERROR AS
IT WAS FROM THE FIRE ON MONDAY BUT FOUND OUT FROM DISPATCH THAT
THERE IS ANOTHER FIRE ONGOING NEAR THE SAME LOCATION AS THAT ONE.
OPTED TO SEND THIS TO PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT WE CAN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13
TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........81 87 93 97 98 98 97 96 95 94 94 94
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 50 50
TEMP............37 37 39 43 47 52 54 59 62 64 63 63
RH..............69 72 73 67 62 56 57 51 50 46 50 52
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 20 21 21
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 21 15 17 16 22 26 29 31 32 31
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM
SKY (%).........95 66 38 33 41 25
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............50 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............61 54 51 49 46 42
RH..............58 74 74 77 86 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 17 15 14 14 13
20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 22 21 21 18
FORECASTER...TRIGG
REQUESTED BY...EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608636.0/GLD
.DELDT 04/01/26
.EMAIL WHCOEM@GMAIL.COM
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