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FNUS73 KGLD 012318
FWSGLD
SPOT FORECAST FOR KIT CARSON 13 NORTH...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
518 PM MDT WED APR 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT 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
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH 9 PM MDT, BRINGING ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. SHOWERS
AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS
AS THEY PASS. WARMER, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AS WINDS SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH, RESULTING IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........76 66 48 44 55 67 70 63 47 42 38 32
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH
CWR.............40 20 20 10 20 30 20 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............55 51 47 46 45 43 43 44 43 43 41 40
RH..............66 74 83 79 79 89 89 86 86 82 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..22 18 17 17 18 20 17 17 16 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 28 26 29 31 28 26 25 23 22 20
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........30 8 1 2 1 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 43 58 67 71 74
RH..............92 82 45 26 19 15
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 13 20 21
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 16 20 28 32
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........14 14 7 6 8 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............73 63 57 55 48 42
RH..............15 23 30 34 40 46
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..23 21 20 15 17 23
20 FT WIND GUST.33 32 30 25 25 31
FORECASTER...JRM
REQUESTED BY...EM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608840.0/GLD
.DELDT 04/01/26
.EMAIL SHILL10504@GMAIL.COM,MBUCHANAN@CO.CHEYENNE.CO.US
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